Book Club Dates & Guests 2026
As a Patron or Friend of Highclere, you are invited to join Lady Carnarvon and her guest for Book
Club in the library.
- 6pm champagne & nibbles and a tour of the Castle State Rooms
- 7pm Join Lady Carnarvon and her guest in the library to watch Book Club live
Limited Spaces available.
Please contact friends@highclerecastle.co.uk if you would like to join.
Please find Book Club dates and guests below:
2026
- Wednesday 14th January: Nicholas Hopton - Maremma Mia
- A story that unfolds through seasons, capturing the beauty of life abroad, this book tells the witty tale of one family's adventures transforming an old farmhouse and olive grove into a home in Tuscany.
- Thursday 19th February: Emily Howe's -The Painter's Daughters
- Howe's explores the lives of two sisters shaped by their upbringing under a talented but emotionally unavailable painter father. The novel examines how art, silence, and family secrets influence their identities and relationship as they navigate love, resentment, and self-definition.
- Howe's explores the lives of two sisters shaped by their upbringing under a talented but emotionally unavailable painter father. The novel examines how art, silence, and family secrets influence their identities and relationship as they navigate love, resentment, and self-definition.
- Wednesday 18th March- Caroline Montague - The Pieces of Us
- After the loss of their daughter drives Marina and Hugh apart, a mysterious china coffee pot tied to Hugh’s family history draws Marina into a hidden past that may hold the key to healing their broken marriage.
- Thursday 23rd April - Rutgeur Bregman - Moral Ambition
- Bregman offers a fresh perspective on success. this book advocates putting one's energy, talent and resources at the service of the most important causes and the most effective actions
- Tuesday 12th May - Levison Wood - The Great Tree Story
- Wood explores the profound influence forests have had on our planet and consequently civilization highlighting the critical, yet deeply important relationship between humanity and forests.
- Wednesday 10th June - Alexander Norman - Captain de Haviland's Moth
- Norman tells the story of the famous Moth aircraft family and its role in early aviation, highlighting how these planes trained thousands of pilots and helped spread flying around the world, especially during World War II.
- Wednesday 29th July - Michael and Clare Morpurgo- TBC
