A Unique Presentation Copy of the First Edition inscribed to the title page " To Rosemary Hawley Jarman - These Dark Forests, White Snows, Scarlet Dreams - With Endless love Tanith 20000" and enclosed is a TLS (Typed letter signed) adressed as follows. Dearest Rosemaria, I took a chance with this, I know but. I assumed you havent seen it. I've assumed that though the film is quite tough, that you might find it as astonishing and moving and imparting of courage as I did. Yes it is astounding use of computer graphic. Yes it is violent - graphic violence, but to my mind NEVER gross or redundant . . and the hero as played by Russell Crowe is completely real . Maybe try the music first. If you like that you will probably like the film a lot" It refers of course to Ridley Scott's (2000) movie Gladiator and shows how deeply cinema and music fueled her own creative imagination. Her worry over making the "right choice present" suggests that she was likely enclosing a physical copy of the movie, perhaps an early VHS or DVD release or the acclaimed soundtrack CD alongside