that looks good! I'll have to add it to my christmas list....that no one pays attention to.
that's cool having a connection to the author. What is your home town? And if it's not too nosey...when and why did you come to the USA?
I love how a good author can weave accurate history and real people along with fictional characters. It helps to make history more relevent.......I could go on for hours about why it's so important to learn history, but I'll spare everyone.