On 11th June 2016 I will be taking part in The Great Charlotte Bronte Debate.
“Jane Eyre or Villette – which is Charlotte Brontë’s masterpiece? Tracy Chevalier will chair an evening of debate dedicated to answering this very question, which will feature readings from both novels. Brontë biographer Claire Harman and novelist Joanne Harris will advocate for Jane Eyre, Mr Rochester, Thornfield Hall and mad women in the attic, while biographer Lucy Hughes-Hallett and young adult writer Katherine Langrish will speak in favour of Villette, Lucy Snowe, M. Paul Emmanuel, and ghostly nuns …”
Tickets at £12 can be booked in advance from Tuesday 3 May 2016 by calling 01535 640188.