{"product_id":"red-comet","title":"Red Comet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first biography of this great and tragic poet that takes advantage of a wealth of new material, this is an unusually balanced, comprehensive and definitive life of Sylvia Plath.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Surely the final, the definitive, biography of Sylvia Plath'' Ali Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED PRIZE 2021*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e *FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE IN BIOGRAPHY 2021*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on a wealth of new material, Heather Clark brings to life the great and tragic poet, Sylvia Plath. Refusing to read Plath''s work as if her every act was a harbinger of her fate, Clark evokes a culture in transition in the mid-twentieth century as she thoroughly explores Sylvia''s world. We see Plath''s early relationships and determination not to become a conventional woman and wife; we witness her Cambridge years and thunderclap meeting with Ted Hughes; and, through clear-eyed portraits of the demonised players in the arena of her suicide, we gain a deeper understanding of her final days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing illuminating readings of Plath''s poems, \u003ci\u003eRed Comet\u003c\/i\u003e brings us closer than ever to the spirited woman and visionary artist who blazed a trail that still lights the way for women the world over.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A first-class biography . . . Each chapter reads with the ease of a novel . . . I couldn''t put it down'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313448427902,"sku":"NW9781529113143","price":15.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529113143.jpg?v=1778510241","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/red-comet","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}