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The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

From Shelf: The 100 best novels written in English: the full list (Robert McCrum, The Guardian Dec 2021)

I was supposed to be having the time of my life.When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer.

I was supposed to be having the time of my life.When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties and piles of manuscripts, Esther's life begins to slide out of control. She finds herself spiralling into serious depression as she grapples with difficult relationships and a society which refuses to take her aspirations seriously.The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath's only novel, was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. The novel is partially based on Plath's own life and descent into mental illness, and has become a modern classic.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
240
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
ISBN:
9780571226160
Published Date:
2/6/2005
Dimensions:
198mm x 126mm x 14mm
Weight:
173g
Category:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

RRP: £8.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9780571226160


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