Events at The Cobham Bookshop
An Evening with Nicolas Hopton
Tuesday 13th January 2026
£5 tickets includes refreshments and nibbles. Available from The Cobham Bookshop, info@cobhambooks.com, 01932 862903
Beat the January blues and join us on Tuesday 13th January when Nicolas Hopton will be discussing his new book Maremma Mia. At the centre of this memoir is the chronicle of the Hopton family’s adventure as they transform an old farmhouse in the rural Maremma region of Tuscany. Throughout Maremma Mia, Hopton provides a rich historical context for the region. These reflections deepen the reader’s understanding of how history has shaped the present character of the Maremma. Nicolas Hopton studied Italian at Cambridge University as well as in Florence. He then served as a diplomat for 35 years, including at the British Embassy in Italy and as UK Ambassador to Libya, Iran, Qatar and Yemen
An Evening with Liz Flanagan in Conversation with Sophia Robleda
Thursday 26th February at 6.30pm
£5 tickets includes refreshments and nibbles. Available from The Cobham Bookshop, info@cobhambooks.com, 01932 862903
We are thrilled to be hosting Liz Flanagan as she discusses her new historical fiction novel When We Were Divided. The evening promises some fascinating insights in to the history behind this beautiful work. She will be guided in conversation by fellow historical novelist Sophia Robleda. Divided by plague, divided by war, divided by love - what will reunite two sisters? Yorkshire, 1643. Civil war divides the country. Jane mourns the departure of her last boy who goes off to fight for the king. She must find a new way to endure, facing family secrets and her own buried grief. Isabel is spurred into action, finding herself drawn into the rebel resistance - with unexpected consequences that might mean disaster for her sister Jane. Kit is left desperate and starving, taking on the identity of a murdered brother. Life in the king's army brings friendship, new hope and even love at the most perilous moment of all. As these three lives intertwine, each of them will be altered forever. Taking a new direction writing historical fiction for adults, multi-award-winning children’s author Liz Flanagan presents a searing debut. Expertly crafted and beautifully sensitive, this book with its themes of family and political conflict, and pure but forbidden love, will stay with readers long after they’ve turned the last page.
An Evening with BA Paris in Conversation with Nikki Smith
6.30pm Thursday 12th March 2026
£5 tickets available from The Cobham Bookshop or call 01932 862903, email info@cobhambooks.com
Join us for an evening discussion between two bestselling thriller writers. They will take us through the process of research, plotting, and writing a thriller. When I Kill You is BA Paris’s latest nail biting, tense thriller, publishing on the day of our event.
