{"product_id":"9780571081783","title":"The Bell Jar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A literary rite of passage.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Plath changed our world.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther is supposed to be having the time of her life. Her internship at a fashion magazine is a whirl of cocktail parties and dinner dates in the shimmering city. But why doesn't she feel anything? Back home in the suburbs, she is trapped inside a suffocating bell jar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. She can’t write her novel; her boyfriend is a hypocrite; there seems no point in getting out of bed. As she spirals into darkness, her world becomes increasingly unreal ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unflinchingly honest portrait of a young woman’s breakdown, Sylvia Plath’s iconic \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/i\u003e has transformed the lives of millions of readers since it was first published in 1963. Its witty, acidic, razor-sharp voice will stay with you forever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eREAD IN AN AUDIOBOOK EDITION BY MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eONE OF THE BBC'S '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eReader responses:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Plath's masterpiece . . . It's amazing how relevant this book still is.'\u003cbr\u003e'I just couldn't put it down.'\u003cbr\u003e'Ever better than I expected.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sylvia Plath","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback B-format paperback","offer_id":50102422864229,"sku":"9780571081783","price":22.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0851\/2651\/2997\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6679fe07-ee95-4480-b526-799f8bd59dac.jpg?v=1766005732","url":"https:\/\/www.commonplaceingersoll.ca\/products\/9780571081783","provider":"Commonplace Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}