The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath, Maggie Gyllenhaal

eAudio - 2016

Performed by Maggie GyllenhaalOne of The Atlantic's Great American Novels"A coming–of–age masterpiece." —Boston Globe""It is this perfectly wrought prose and the freshness of Plath's voice in The Bell Jar that make this book enduring in its appeal."" —USA TodayThe Bell Jar is Sylvia Plath's masterwork—an acclaimed and timeless novel about a young woman falling into the grip of mental illness and societal pressures.The 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,... more