{"product_id":"9781529113143","title":"Red Comet : The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath","description":"\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Surely the final, the definitive, biography of Sylvia Plath' Ali Smith\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e *WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED PRIZE 2021*\n\u003cbr\u003e *A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH AND THE TIMES*\n\u003cbr\u003e *FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE IN BIOGRAPHY 2021*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing illuminating readings of Plath's poems, Red Comet 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A first-class biography . . . Each chapter reads with the ease of a novel . . . I couldn't put it down' The Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49645525369080,"sku":"EB_LI0400_F03-08_SYDNEY","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781529113143-1.jpg?v=1783716712","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781529113143","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}