Dear Mr.Cornwell, I just wanted to thank you for the perfect Xmas present you gave to me& Having read almost of your series, I started Mark Urbans Rifles since you recommended it.I thought I would read one chapter and then the equivalent Sharpe novel. Well, I should have known better; as soon as I started one, I re-read the whole series within a few weeks with at least equal pleasure and much more attention to clever details and the beauty of the language as the first time (finally I found out Patric Harper was in Denmark, too). So when I found out there is a little bit more available, I decided to spare Sharpes Christmas (takes an awful lot of self discipline!) and I enjoyed a short story for each Christmas day 2011, and I think its the best time of year to read it. I had such a good laugh pregnant Mary and her baby girl& So thanks for this present:-) But what will I do next Christmas? You know, there was also Joseph and& Well, all the best for 2012 to you and your family! And it goes without saying that the new Uthred was perfect. Impatiently looking forward to your new book, Zuzanna