Mothering Heights: Finding Mrs Brontë
The Guildford Institute, Guildford · 11 November 2026
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Author Sharon Wright talks about Maria Branwell, who married Mr Brontë and became the mother of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, and who was largely forgotten for around 200 years. She describes her search across the West Country for Maria's life story, drawn from her biography Mother of the Brontës. Suited to readers interested in the Brontës and literary history.
Highlights
- Talk by author Sharon Wright on her biography Mother of the Brontës
- Explores the largely untold life of Maria Branwell, mother of the Brontë sisters
- Held at The Guildford Institute, 3:00pm to 4:15pm on 11 November 2026
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The Guildford Institute, GU1 4LH
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