Hi Bernard,
I figured that I should get around to thanking you for all the extraordinary books that you’ve written. They are special to me not only because they are wonderful stories, but because your books rekindled my love of reading. By my senior year in high school (last year) I had stopped reading books on in my spare time, even though for years I had been an avid reader. I think the problem was that I had read and reread all the books that I had, and I wasn’t looking for any new books to read. However, for a project in my English class we were required to read several fictional novels for a topic of our choice. The topic that I chose was European military history, and it is because of this that I found the Sharpe novels. My life hasn’t been the same since! I devoured all the Sharpe novels, and was very fortunate that my library possessed each one. In addition to the Sharpe books, I’ve read many of your other books, along with many nonfiction volumes about the Napoleonic Wars. In short, ever since I first read Sharpe, I’ve had my nose stuck in a book, and I look forward to all the books that I have my eye on. I apologize for the lengthy story, but I can’t overstate the impact that your books have had on me, and I sincerely thank you for your work, which has reopened the world of literature to me!
Sincerely,
Elliot