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Sharon Wright
The Brontës in Bricks & Mortar
Presented by: Filey Americana
| 0 | FILEY: Evron Centre (info) |
|---|---|
| P | Sunday 10th May, 2026 |
| N | Door time: 7:30pm, start time: 7:30pm |
| . | All ages |
| C | Literature |
Event Information
“I am at Filey utterly alone,” wrote Jane Eyre author Charlotte Brontë,after retreating to the town that gave her time and peace to recover fromthe loss of her sisters Emily and Anne, and her brother Branwell. SharonWright reveals the surprising role of Filey and Bridlington in the Brontëstory—places often overshadowed by Scarborough. Join Sharon to discoverwhy this radical biography, co-authored with Ann Dinsdale, principalcurator at the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, unlocks the secretsof the houses the Brontë sisters knew and the East Coast places theyloved.Sharon Wright is an award-winning journalist and author of the Amazon#1 bestselling biography of Maria Branwell Brontë. Her research for thisnew book led to a correction on the Brontë memorial in WestminsterAbbey, which made headlines worldwide. She has also been interviewedon BBC Radio 4 Today, The Times, The Guardian, The Observer, and The New York Times.
