Mothering Heights: Finding Mrs Brontë – T409

Author Sharon Wright gives an afternoon talk on Maria Branwell, the forgotten mother of the Brontë sisters, based on her biography Mother of the Brontës.

Sharon Wright tells the story of Maria Branwell, whose Regency romance with Mr Brontë produced Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë before she vanished from history for 200 years. The talk follows Wright's quest across the West Country to uncover Maria's untold life story, published in her biography Mother of the Brontës. It is a 75-minute afternoon talk at the Guildford Institute, offered on a Pay What You Can basis.