Pen name: Rose de Sharon

Bonjour! I am French by birth, Canadian by acquired citizenship, and I live in France again after a decade spent in Montreal. I love art history, movies, books, paintings, Medieval history and ancient civilizations.

Favorite books: Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien; the Otori Clan by Lian Hearn; Dante's Divine Comedy; French classics (Molière, Victor Hugo, Edmond Rostand); Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling (books 1 to 4 only!); Brother Cadfael novels by Ellis Peters; Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Sharpe novels by Bernard Cromwell; The Gunslinger by Stephen King; The Queen's Man series by Sharon Kay Pennman; Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels by Anne Perry; Forgotten Realms - the Legend of Drizzt by R.A. Salvatore; Daphné du Maurier; the Gotrek and Felix series by William King/Nathan Long; novels by Philippa Gregory, and virtually anything good. Eclecticism is my thing!

Favorite poet: Jean de la Fontaine.

Favorite quote: "I am outrageously happy in my stupidity!" from Snoopy by Charles M. Schultz ;-)

Favorite characters: Balian d'Ibelin, Will Turner, Bootstrap Bill Turner, Sirius Black, Harry Potter, Drizzt Do'Urden, Richard Sharpe, Justin de Quincy.

Favorite movies: Kingdom of Heaven, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars, Batman: the beginning, Sherlock Holmes.

Favorite TV shows: Murder rooms, the Addams family, the X-files, C.S.I. Miami, Midsomer Murders, Sherlock, The Tudors, White Collar, Endeavour, Person of Interest.

Favorite actors/actresses: Orlando Bloom (my all-time winner), Viggo Mortensen, Stellan Skarsgard, Johnny Depp, Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Clint Eastwood, Liam Neeson, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Robert Downey Jr.

Favorite comic strips: "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schultz, "Dilbert" by Scott Adams, "Astérix" by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, "The adventures of Tintin" by Hergé.

Feedback: yes, as long as it is constructive. It helps dealing with grammar/spelling errors.