{"product_id":"the-bell-jar-9780061148514","title":"The Bell Jar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e's Great American Novels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A coming\u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eof\u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eage masterpiece.\" --\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"It is this perfectly wrought prose and the freshness of Plath's voice in \u003cem\u003eThe Bell Jar \u003c\/em\u003ethat make this book enduring in its appeal.\"\u003cem\u003e --USA Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautifully designed Harper Perennial Deluxe Edition of Sylvia Plath's masterwork--an acclaimed and enduring novel about a young woman falling into the grip of mental illness and societal pressures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story chronicles the breakdown of Esther Greenwood, a bright, beautiful, enormously talented college student coming of age in 1950s America, as she navigates the pressures of society along with her own ambitions. While at a prestigious, competitively won position at a New York City magazine one summer, Esther finds herself struggling with the looming expectations of marriage, motherhood, and giving up on her dreams to achieve them. She becomes increasingly disillusioned and her mental health deteriorates, ultimately leading her to undergo harsh treatment and therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Funny, intense, enormously human\" (\u003cem\u003eCosmopolitan), The Bell Jar \u003c\/em\u003eis a poignant exploration into the darkest and most harrowing corners of the human psyche and remains an extraordinary accomplishment from one of the country's most luminous talents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlath, Sylvia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSylvia Plath was born in 1932 in Massachusetts. Her books include the poetry collections \u003cem\u003eThe Colossus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCrossing the Water\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWinter Trees\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAriel\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Pulitzer Prize. A complete and uncut facsimile edition of \u003cem\u003eAriel\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2004 with her original selection and arrangement of poems. She was married to the poet Ted Hughes, with whom she had a daughter, Frieda, and a son, Nicholas. She died in London in 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574601421074,"sku":"9780061148514","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0ab60e77-202b-4899-8661-ac84e872c0c1.jpg?v=1762334689","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bell-jar-9780061148514","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}