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This book is not a fun read. It isn't enjoyable. No, it is harsh, voyeuristic and uncomfortable. It is an invasion of personal space and thought. It is immensely sad, and completely real. I have struggled with depression. My son has struggled. The moments in this book when I was in the hospital with Sylvia were so open that I found my heart rate was high, and my shoulders were tense and my brow was furrowed. I was angry on her behalf. But mostly I was sad that she was lost to this insidious dise
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By describing the story of Esther Greenwood, certainly the author reflects her own personal history. And unforgettable and magnificent book.
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From BBC Radio 4;
Sylvia Plath's haunting and only novel is fifty years old and is broadcast for the first time in celebration of the anniversary. The novel tells the story of Esther Greenwood, a talented girl with a prestigious internship on a magazine in New York in 1953. With dreams of becoming a writer and an impressi ...more
Free download available at Faded Page.
From BBC Radio 4;
Sylvia Plath's haunting and only novel is fifty years old and is broadcast for the first time in celebration of the anniversary. The novel tells the story of Esther Greenwood, a talented girl with a prestigious internship on a magazine in New York in 1953. With dreams of becoming a writer and an impressi ...more
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