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URL:https://brontebirthplace.com/events/reeta-chakrabarti-at-the-bronte-bi
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SUMMARY:Reeta Chakrabarti: Finding Belle\, the Brontё influence\, and what
 ’s next…
DESCRIPTION:The Brontë Birthplace is delighted to welcome BBC presenter an
 d journalist\, Reeta Chakrabarti to the Brontë Birthplace for an intima
 te interview discussing her debut novel\, Finding Belle\, and the influen
 ce the Brontë sisters have had on her work.  The event will start at 6
 :30pm on Saturday\, 17th of October and will be held in the Posh Parlo
 ur of the Brontë Birthplace.    Finding Belle explores belonging and
  identity\, and what it means to work out who you are without the usual su
 pport of family around you.    Reeta Chakrabarti is a journalist and 
 broadcaster who is a Chief Presenter for BBC News\, and has also reporte
 d extensively at home and abroad for the BBC. Born in London\, she was bro
 ught up in Birmingham\, lived in Calcutta\, India\, as a teenager where sh
 e attended Calcutta International School and returned to the UK for univer
 sity. She began working for the BBC in 1992 and has been there in various 
 roles for over 30 years. She has previously been a judge for the 2021 Davi
 d Cohen Prize for Literature\; she was the chair of the 2021 Costa Book of
  the Year\; and in 2023 chair of the BBC National Short Story Award. She l
 ives in London with her husband and has three children. \n\n\n\n
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CATEGORIES:Guest Speaker
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