BBC newswoman; Chancellor of @YorkStJohn; debut novel ‘Finding Belle’ published May ‘25 by @HarperCollins; trustee of @Keats_Shelley
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It’s all starting to feel real…my first novel is Finding Belle, published May 8th this year. The back cover is good too…Happy New Year to you all!
A lost child. A displaced mother. A family secret...
Introducing #FindingBelle, a powerful story of mothers, daughters, betrayal and identity, and the debut novel from journalist and broadcaster @reetacbbc.
Coming in May: smarturl.it/FindingBelle
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What amazing company to be in!!!
Thanks to HM the Queen and her Reading Room.
Lovely to be with @reetacbbc Anna Patchett and - omg - Oscar Wilde
Utterly thrilled to have Finding Belle chosen by the Queen as one of her four autumn Reading Club books. I’m in great company - Ann Patchett, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Oscar Wilde, no less! Pix courtesy of @royalcameraman #MakeRoomForReading
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Utterly thrilled to have my novel Sashenka chosen by the Queen as one of her four autumn Reading Club books. I’m in great company - Ann Patchett, @reetacbbc and Oscar Wilde, no less!
Sashenka is the first of my Moscow Trilogy
Pic courtesy of @royalcameraman #MakeRoomForReading
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Utterly thrilled to have Finding Belle chosen by the Queen as one of her four autumn Reading Club books. I’m in great company - Ann Patchett, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Oscar Wilde, no less! Pix courtesy of @royalcameraman #MakeRoomForReading
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I think my face says it all!
Queen Camilla with #BBCNews presenter & author Reeta Chakrabarti, whose book, Finding Belle, is in the list for The Queen's Reading Room Book Club Autumn 2026 season, today at The Queen's Reading Room Festival at Chatsworth House, Bakewell.
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Bowled over by stunning Amrita Sher-Gil exhibition at #drentsmuseum in NL. Wonderful lighting and curation and a must-see for me. My novel about ASG is out next April…
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The wonderful @MichaelWoodMV gives the Anglo-Saxons right of reply in King Harold Writes Back 11.45am @BBCRadio4 #NormanDay #BayeuxTapestry
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bbc.co.uk/programmes/m003112…
Thursday 3rd Sept at 11.45 ……
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The US-Israel war with Iran has obscured attention on Iran itself. This is one writer’s poignant account of returning to there early this year to mourn his dead father and witness the protests:
Living and dying in Shiraz during the January uprising democracyasia.com/articles/l…
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Thank you Elizabeth for this very generous review - so glad you enjoyed it
Looking for a summer read?
Just finished @reetacbbc’s Finding Belle - and found that it is a compelling, multi layered story that covers love, loss and even #UnpaidCarers
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My second novel, An Impossible Woman, is about the painter Amrita Sher-Gil, who’s sometimes called the Indian Frida Kahlo. I had that in mind at Tate Modern’s excellent Kahlo exhibition this week. What do you think? @Tate
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In case you missed it, I’m delighted to reveal the subject of my second novel - the phenomenal Indian Hungarian artist Amrita Sher-Gil, who made her own rules, in art and in life. ‘An Impossible Woman’ is out next spring
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Another absolute cracker! This is a wonderful book, and I can't wait for it to be out in the world.
I don’t post much here but had to share this - my second novel, An Impossible Woman is a fictionalised account of the Hungarian-Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gil, who dazzled and scandalised in equal measure. It’s out next spring - pls watch for more details soon…
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I don’t post much here but had to share this - my second novel, An Impossible Woman is a fictionalised account of the Hungarian-Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gil, who dazzled and scandalised in equal measure. It’s out next spring - pls watch for more details soon…
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Thanks to @fictionpubteam for my copy of #FindingBelle by @reetacbbc
Such a fabulous mystery book parcel to receive. 💞
#BookTwitter
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Brilliant appointment - Rebecca is a great journalist and full of integrity. Many congrats
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Anyone within the M25 on eve of April 9 - do join me @Hatchards for the paperback launch of Finding Belle! Details 👇🏽ReetaChakrabarti.eventbrite.…
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President Trump tells Iran to give up its attacks and urges its people to rise up against the regime #bbcnewsten piped.video/BDQqoMwUNOI
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Iran under attack - our #bbcnewsten from Tel Aviv with @CliveMyrieBBC and me in London piped.video/UkdCCFJKxE4
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