 :I came to the article via Whalebacks rather than via the fair. I've heard of the book but have not yet read it. Historical fiction and non fiction is more up my wife's alley but I may well give it a go, thanks for the tip. And thanks for the kind words. I do want to push this article to FAC but first I have to make all the changes maralia suggested! I'm behind on that... ) ++: / 