{"product_id":"the-bell-jar-illustrated-edition","title":"The Bell Jar: Illustrated Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSylvia Plath is a major cultural icon who continues to inspire new generations of female readers.\u003cem\u003e The Bell Jar\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the defining novels of the 20th century. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI was supposed to be having the time of my life . . . \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorking as an intern for a New York fashion magazine in the summer of 1953, Esther Greenwood is on the brink of her future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYet she is also on the edge of a darkness that makes her world increasingly unreal. Esther's vision of the world shimmers and shifts: day-to-day living in the sultry city, her crazed men-friends, the hot dinner dances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/em\u003e, Sylvia Plath's only novel, is partially based on Plath's own life. It has been celebrated for its darkly funny and razor sharp portrait of 1950s society, and has sold millions of copies worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sylvia Plath","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43748004790529,"sku":"9780571373079","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/products\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE_78.png?v=1675697644","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.live\/products\/the-bell-jar-illustrated-edition","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}