A Unique Publishing Event
By Michael Morpurgo
Celebrating fifty years of the charity Farms for City Children founded in 1976 with a landmark publication of a Limited Signed First Edition. This lyrical memoir of life and love on the farm is surely Michael Morpurgo’s most personal and moving story ever.
Limited to only 550 copies of this exquisite clothbound Signed and Numbered First Edition
Join us at Goodwood House in the glorious Sussex countryside on publication day 11th June 2026 from 6.30 to 8pm for an exclusive evening with Michael Morpurgo where you will collect your purchased book and enjoy a glass of champagne.
A small reserve of the books will also be available to order for despatch by post after publication for those unable to attend the event.
All Royalties will be going to Farms for City Children
Books are priced at £250
Secure your Signed Limited First Edition and enjoy an exclusive evening of storytelling with Michael Morpurgo at Goodwood House
NUMBERED AND SIGNED
FIRST EDITION BOOK + EVENT TICKETS
BOOK + TICKET x 1 £325
BOOK + TICKETS x 2 £395
*Attendees will receive their book at the event. It will not be sent out prior to the event.
NUMBERED AND SIGNED
FIRST EDITION BOOK
£250
*Book only customers will have their copies sent out to them. Shipping and any applicable taxes will be applied at checkout
In honour of Farms for City Children’s 50th Anniversary we are offering a special discount of £50 off the price for the first 100 copies purchased with your event ticket or for despatch by post on any orders registered and paid for by 11th May 2026.
Just apply Morpurgo1976 at checkout
(Note the celebratory price will be limited to only one copy for each Book Only purchaser and one only for Book and Ticket bundle purchaser)
”It started with a dream passed on from generations before…“
In this life-affirming story, bringing poetry, people and purpose together, Michael Morpurgo shares the many adventures that brought him and his wife Clare on a journey from literary London to the heart of Devon – arriving in a magical little village called Iddesleigh, where they started Farms for City Children in 1976…
Photograph copyright James Ravilious
Signed by Michael and Clare Morpurgo
Limited to only 550 numbered and signed highly collectable copies
With exquisite wood engravings by Robin Mackenzie
Includes an enchanting poem by Michael Morpurgo exclusive to this edition
Clothbound hardback with ribbon
Clothbound slipcase
Set in Warbler font: 192 pages
Royal book format: trim size 234mm x 156mm
Printed in Wales by award-winning Gomer Press
Robin Mckenzie has created 14 original wood engravings especially for this edition. His work is inspired by the landscape, and he spent time at Nethercott Farm sketching on location for the book. He then returned to his studio to create the most beautiful wood engravings of scenes from the farm which have been printed off the wood blocks in dark velvety black ink to stunning effect.
Join us at Goodwood House in a small audience to listen to Michael and Clare in conversation. Enjoy an unforgettable chance to hear Michael read from the book and share in the inspiration, memories and many adventures of life and love on the farm.
Enjoy a glass of champagne in the glorious Sussex countryside, listen to a tale lyrically told, and bring home a beautiful book.
As numbers are limited you will only be able to secure your ticket to this event along with a purchase of the book. All royalties on the book will go to Farms for City Children.
Early booking is highly recommended to avoid disappointment
Goodwood House, Kennel Hill, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 OPX
Secure your Signed Limited First Edition and enjoy an exclusive evening of storytelling with Michael Morpurgo at Goodwood House
NUMBERED AND SIGNED
FIRST EDITION BOOK + EVENT TICKETS
BOOK + TICKET x 1 £325
BOOK + TICKETs x 2 £395
*Attendees will receive their book at the event. It will not be sent out prior to the event.
NUMBERED AND SIGNED
FIRST EDITION BOOK
£250
*Book only customers will have their copies sent out to them. Shipping and any applicable taxes will be applied at checkout
Note the early bird reduction before the 11th of May. Simply apply Morpurgo1976 at checkout
Come and join us Down Burrow Lane with a book to be treasured, support Farms for City Children and sow the seeds of new adventures for future generations …
We will be announcing further events so do sign up to our Burrow Lane News to hear more.
In 1976, Michael and Clare Morpurgo founded Farms for City Children with a simple yet powerful vision. To give children the chance to discover the joy of spending time in nature and to understand they belong to a wider world.
Since welcoming the first visitors to Nethercott House in Devon fifty years ago, more than 105,000 children and young people have grown happier, healthier and more connected to nature through unforgettable stays on the farms.
Every author royalty from this edition will go directly to supporting this work.
Find out more about Farms for City Children and a chance to share in the story…
