The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

Category: Adults, Contemporary, General Fiction, Novel
Language: English
Keywords: Contemporary Female Protagonist Fiction Sylvia Plath

Written by Sylvia Plath
Read by Maggie Gyllenhaal
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

When Esther Greenwood wins an internship at 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. 

Sylvia Plath’s groundbreaking semiautobiographical novel offers an intimate, honest and often wrenching glimpse into mental illness. The Bell Jar broke the boundaries between fiction and reality and helped cement Sylvia Plath’s place as an enduring feminist icon. Celebrated for its darkly humorous, razor-sharp portrait of 1950s society, it continues to resonate with readers today as a testament to the universal human struggle to claim one’s rightful place in the world.