THE BELL JAR PB A

I was supposed to be having the time of my life. When 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 serious depression as she grapples with difficult relationships and a society which refuses to take her aspirations seriously. The Bell Jar, 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 descent into mental illness, and has become a modern classic.