Description
My latest book was published in early June 2026. That sounds very grand, because I am not really a writer but somehow this is my third proper, grown-up book. I am proud of all three, but the publication of this new one feels particularly exciting.
It is called: Real Wild Heaven. 22,000 Years of Glen Dye. It is part historical fiction, part opinion piece, personal memoir, geography lesson, and musing on the fleeting nature of our time on this beautiful planet. It is at once gently educational, occasionally quite funny, deeply opinionated and possibly rather original.
I have written it to appeal to everyone, and I hope that it will resonate with readers whether they have visited Glen Dye or not.
We have decided to publish Real Wild Heaven ourselves. This gives me complete creative control -I had a specific vision for the quality and feel- and it allows me to get it out into the world straight away. I am nothing if not impatient.
Hardback. 223 pages.
Includes map and 22 illustrations. 8 pages of colour and black and white photos. Dust jacket.
Softback. 223 pages.
Includes map and 22 illustrations.
Publisher.
R CALF Books, by special arrangement with Gladstone’s Luxury Dry Goods, Glen Dye.
About the author
Charlie Gladstone is an entrepreneur, author, husband, father of six, grandfather of four, public speaker, businessman and general enthusiast. Together with his wife, Caroline, they have regenerated Glen Dye from a neglected estate, which was truly on its knees when they took it on in the early 1990s, to one of Britain’s finest.
