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The Bell Jar (P.S. Series)

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One of the most profound character portraits of mental illness, The Bell Jar tells the story of a brilliant young artist who is losing her mind. Grappling with themes of feminism, societal pressures, and ambition, this is a deep dive into a mind capable of so much being gradually reduced to so little.

One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels

“A comingofage 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 Today

A beautifully designed Harper Perennial Deluxe Edition of Sylvia Plath’s masterwork—an acclaimed and enduring 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, be...

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