{"product_id":"9780571081783","title":"The Bell Jar","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Sylvia Plath\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 April 2001 by FABER \u0026amp; FABER in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e183 x 126 x 16 | 202g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A literary rite of passage.' The Times'Plath changed our world.' GuardianEsther 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 ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eREAD IN AN AUDIOBOOK EDITION BY MAGGIE GYLLENHAALONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'Reader responses:'Plath's masterpiece . . . It's amazing how relevant this book still is.''I just couldn't put it down.''Ever better than I expected.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"East Gate Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56071022903682,"sku":"9780571081783","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/4442\/2862\/files\/9780571081783_cc39edc7-6fa0-4d07-a2b0-06d7139f245c.jpg?v=1781616507","url":"https:\/\/shop.eastgatebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780571081783","provider":"The East Gate Bookshop Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}