by Sylvia Plath
First published 2013
Sylvia Plath's life unravels as she struggles with mental illness, a troubled marriage, and the pressures of achieving literary fame. Plunging into the abyss of depression, she finds solace in the rhythmic tapping of her typewriter, channeling her anguish into poetry that will captivate generations. But the darkness within threatens to consume her, leading to a devastating conclusion that haunts the legacy of this literary icon.
Genres: biography, literary-fiction, 20th-century, mental-illness, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: tragic-hero, unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
72 pages · Paperback · Faber Faber
Content warnings: depression, mental-illness, suicide