Goodreads asked Patricia E. Walker:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Patricia E. Walker Dear Goodreads Member,

Thank you for taking the time to email a question to me; I am both pleased and gratified that you value my comments.

Reading is a very personal thing and therefore we all have different views and ideas; some will love a book and will read it again and again where for others either once is enough or they become bored by the third chapter. I have read books where the ending has not been what I thought or, rather, what I had hoped i.e. the main two characters who, from the beginning of the story, has lead us to believe they will live happily ever after, but, from one cause or another, this has not happened. The beauty of reading is the unexpectedness of it and, in fiction, the author can create whatever he or she wants and has the characters behaving in a way they would not in real life. I have always loved reading, but historical fiction has always been a genre that appeals to me, this, of course, is due to my passion for history, so my favourite fictional characters are naturally from a historical novel.

There are many to choose from in this genre, and I could give you any number of historical fictional couples who I like and find very attractive such as those who adorn the pages of Jane Austen, Magdalen King-Hall and Georgette Heyer, but my favourite fictional couple has to be Sir Percy and Lady Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. These are characters set in turbulent times for France, but despite the reign of Terror, personal misunderstandings and, even, preconceived and prejudiced ideas, there is still room for two people to meet, overcome their bias and fall in love. Even though it is a thoroughly enjoyable story and one I have read more than once, I nevertheless believe there is a lesson in this novel which transcends fiction.

I hope you are happy with my reply. I wish you very happy reading.

Best wishes,

Patricia E. Walker

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