The Bell Jar

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 depression and eventually a suicide attempt, as she grapples with difficult relationships and a society which refuses to take women's 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 has become a modern classic. The Bell Jar has been celebrated for its darkly funny and a razor sharp portrait of 1950s society and has sold millions of copies worldwide.

Product details

• Authors: Sylvia Plath
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2013
• EAN: 9780571308408
• ISBN: 978-0-571-30840-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 222 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Psychological, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION / Biographical / United States, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Classics, Interest age: from c 12 years, Reading Age: From C 12 Years, General Fiction (Children's/Ya), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Social Issues (Children's/Ya), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Biographical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction & true stories