{"product_id":"sylvia-plath-the-bell-jar-2013","title":"Sylvia Plath: The Bell Jar [2013]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecommemorative \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehardback to celebrate 60 years of Faber publishing Sylvia Plath's classic novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/i\u003e, charting a young woman's descent into mental illness in 1950s America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A modern classic.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A near-perfect work of art.' Joyce Carol Oates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI was supposed to be having the time of my life . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar \u003c\/i\u003ehas been celebrated for its darkly funny and a razor sharp portrait of 1950s society and has sold millions of copies worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plath, Sylvia","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":52370013094227,"sku":"XV80571308408","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/plath-sylvia-sylvia-plath-the-bell-jar-2013-xv80571308408-1204700798.jpg?v=1763045832","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/sylvia-plath-the-bell-jar-2013","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}