The Letters of Sylvia Plath Vol 2: 1956-1963 A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet's Intimate Correspondence on Marriage and Mental Health

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Engaging and revealing The Letters of Sylvia Plath offers a captivating look into the life and inner thinking of one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Paul Alexander Washington Post The second volume in the definitive complete collection of the letters of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Sylvia Plath from the early years of her marriage to Ted Hughes to the final days leading to her suicide in 1963 many never before seen. One of the most talented and beloved poets Sylvia Plath continues to fascinate and inspire the modern literary imagination. The tragedy of her untimely death at age thirty almost fifty-five years ago has left much unknown about her creative and personal life. In this remarkable second volume of the iconic poet and writers collected letters the full range of Plaths ambitions talents fears and perspective is made visible through her own powerful words. As engaging as they are revealing these remarkable letters cover the years from 1957 to 1963. They detail the last six tumultuous and prolific years of her life covering her marriage to Ted Hughes the births of her children Frieda and Nicholas her early success including the publication of the classic The Bell Jar and her ongoing struggle with depression. The first compendium of its kind to include all of Plaths letters from this period The Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume 2 offers an intimate portrait of the writing life and mind of one of the most celebrated poets in literary history. Through her own uncensored letters this landmark volume reveals: Never-Before-Seen Correspondence: For the first time read Plaths harrowing unabridged letters to her psychiatrist Dr. Ruth Beuscher detailing Ted Hughess affair and the events of her final months. Marriage and Infidelity: A raw firsthand account of her passionate creative partnership with Hughes its collapse following his affair with Assia Wevill and Plaths resolve to divorce. The Making of a Literary Icon: Follow the journey of a brilliant writer finding her voice managing submissions for both herself and Hughes and publishing her classic novel The Bell Jar. Motherhood and Mental Health: An intimate look at Plaths joy in her children Frieda and Nicholas alongside her candid descriptions of her lifelong struggle with debilitating depression.