@reetacbbc

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!
HarperFiction
@HarperFiction6 Jan 2025
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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It’s one of my great honours to be Chancellor of @YorkStJohn - where this week I met author @susannaclarke - hosted the annual lecture on AI with Mark Fordyce - and toured the health suite, complete with birthing mannequin and even one with a pulse…
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@simonmontefioreSep 20
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
Reeta Chakrabarti@reetacbbcSep 20
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 @RoyalFamily @penguinrandom @PenguinUKBooks @TransworldBooks @GeorginaCapel @wnbooks
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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!
Huriye@HuriyeSep 19
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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Emma Harding@EmmaHarding01Sep 3
The wonderful @MichaelWoodMV gives the Anglo-Saxons right of reply in King Harold Writes Back 11.45am @BBCRadio4 #NormanDay #BayeuxTapestry
Michael Wood@MichaelWoodMVAug 30
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m003112… Thursday 3rd Sept at 11.45 ……

BBC Radio 4 - King Harold Writes Back

Historian Michael Wood on the place of the Norman Conquest in British cultural imagination

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Michael Wood@MichaelWoodMVAug 30
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m003112… Thursday 3rd Sept at 11.45 ……

BBC Radio 4 - King Harold Writes Back

Historian Michael Wood on the place of the Norman Conquest in British cultural imagination

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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…

Living and dying in Shiraz during the January uprising

The war between Iran and the US and closure of the Strait of Hormuz have deflected attention from the political situation within Iran. The international conflict followed anti-regime protests in...

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Thank you Elizabeth for this very generous review - so glad you enjoyed it
Elizabeth Mistry@ElizabethMistryJul 25
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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👇🏽from my wonderful editor
Sally O-J (aka Sally Orson-Jones)@SOJseasideJun 26
Another absolute cracker! This is a wonderful book, and I can't wait for it to be out in the world.
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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.
Reeta Chakrabarti@reetacbbcJun 25
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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Wendyreadsbooks@Wendyreadsbook1Apr 16
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
Sanchia Berg
@Sanchia7Apr 2
Many congratulations @RebeccaKeating !
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Miliband: Drink cold tea to save energy 😂 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04…

Don’t panic... Miliband cold tea plan was an April Fool’s

Did you fall for it? Our story on the Energy Secretary’s kettle plot was a load of tosh

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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 youtu.be/BDQqoMwUNOI

Trump tells Iran to surrender claiming its airforce and navy are "gone" | BBC News

Donald Trump has called on Iran to surrender, claiming it no longer...

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