Dear Sir, I was wondering why you do not like to read previous books you have written such as Sharpe’s Eagle but are still able to tie in old characters to current books that first appeared 20 years ago. I was also wondering why you do not make any appearances in Scotland for book signings and so on, you do have many fans north of the border. We do not hold any grudges against Sassanachs (English) any more, looking forward to you visiting in the future. Chris Pollock.