{"product_id":"the-bell-jar","title":"The Bell Jar","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Sylvia Plath\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOne of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e’s Great American Novels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“A coming\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eage masterpiece.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"It is this perfectly wrought prose and the freshness of Plath's voice in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Bell Jar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethat make this book enduring in its appeal.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e —USA Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is Sylvia Plath’s masterwork—an acclaimed and timeless novel about a young woman falling into the grip of mental illness and societal pressures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story chronicles the breakdown of Esther Greenwood, a bright, beautiful, enormously talented college student coming of age in 1950s America, as she navigates the pressures of society along with her own ambitions. While at a prestigious, competitively won position at a New York City magazine one summer, Esther finds herself struggling with the looming expectations of marriage, motherhood, and giving up on her dreams to achieve them. She becomes increasingly disillusioned and her mental health deteriorates, ultimately leading her to undergo harsh treatment and therapy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Funny, intense, enormously human\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCosmopolitan), The Bell Jar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a poignant exploration into the darkest and most harrowing corners of the human psyche and remains an extraordinary accomplishment from one of the country's most luminous talents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52222028677409,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/1011\/2545\/files\/IMG-1378.jpg?v=1768511435","url":"https:\/\/www.elmsidegoods.com\/products\/the-bell-jar","provider":"Elmside Goods ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}