Mothering and Wuthering: Maria and Emily Brontë

Mothering and Wuthering: Maria and Emily Brontë

Mothering and Wuthering: Maria and Emily Brontë

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About the show

Biographer and journalist Sharon Wright and award-winning poet Emma Conally-Barklem discuss their work, including the relationship between Emily Brontë and her mother Maria`s legacy.


Sharon's 'Mother of the Brontës: The Life of Maria Branwell' is the bestselling biography of the Cornish mother of genius and Emma's latest collection is 'The High Flight: 50 Poems Inspired by Emily Brontë's Hawk', published this spring.


With readings from their books and an audience Q&A.

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on Saturday 13 June 2026