The Bell Jar
- Author Sylvia Plath
- Narrator Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Publisher Faber & Faber
- Publish Date 16 April 2015
- Run Time 7 hours and 24 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Classic fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction.
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'A literary rite of passage.'
The Times
'Plath changed our world.'
Guardian
Esther is supposed to be having the time of her life. Her internship at a fashion magazine is a whirl of cocktail parties and dinner dates in the shimmering city. But why doesn't she feel anything? Back home in the suburbs, she is trapped inside a suffocating bell jar
. She can't write her novel; her boyfriend is a hypocrite; there seems no point in getting out of bed. As she spirals into darkness, her world becomes increasingly unreal ...
An unflinchingly honest portrait of a young woman's breakdown, Sylvia Plath's iconic
The Bell Jar has transformed the lives of millions of readers since it was first published in 1963. Its witty, acidic, razor-sharp voice will stay with you forever.
ONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'
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