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Sylvia Plath

Esther Greenwood begins the summer with an internship at a popular women’s magazine, but her hopes for a career as a writer are dashed when she returns home to Massachusetts to discover she’s been rejected from a prestigious writing seminar. Listless and suffering from the onset of depression, Esther attempts suicide, and eventually finds herself in a variety of hospitals undergoing controversial electro-shock therapy.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Mental Health

Psychology

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Author

Sylvia Plath

Pages

272

Publisher

Harper Collins

Published Date

2014-01-01

ISBN

1443428590 9781443428590

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"Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Sad how the author's life ended. Left me wanting more."

The Lazy Reader

"I enjoyed reading this but did not enjoy learning about who Sylvia Plath was. She was a racist brat, apparently. "

Nena Colunga

"Beautifully written. A book before its time with a fresh, clever narrator."

Nat

"Raw."

"My favourite book of all time, Sylvia Plath was incredibly talented "

Jill

"Heartbreaking and touching — all that much more so since e we know the tragic end of her story. "

Kate Double

"A great read on a young woman's struggle with mental illness"

Carol Blakley

"The book was really well written but I did not find it interesting. I love her unabridged journals and poems but this book I had to force myself to get through, just waiting for it to get better and it never really did. "