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1. The bell jar: a novel

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Author:
Plath, Sylvia
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
Notes:
Classic
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Esther Greenwood, a talented and successful writer, finds herself spiralling into depression and eventually a suicide attempt, as she grapples with difficult relationships and a society which refuses to take womens aspirations seriously. This extraordinary work--echoing Plath's own experiences as a rising writer/editor in the early 1950s--chronicles the nervous breakdown of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, successful,...