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Pages
512
Published
1975
Language
English

Synopsis

This collection of letters offers an intimate look into the formative years of Sylvia Plath, tracing her journey from a promising young writer to a celebrated literary figure. It documents her personal growth and the development of her extraordinary talent through her own words.

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Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, children's author, and short story author. Sylvia Plath was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1932 and educated at Smith College and Newham College, Cambridge. There she met the poet Ted Hughs, whom she married in 1956. The couple settled permanently in England, and they had two children, a son and a daughter, before separating in 1962. She suffered from clinical depression for most of her adulthood, and lost her life to it in 1963.