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A nuanced, intelligent, and passionate exploration of the life and work of one of the most misunderstood writers of the twentieth century.

Sylvia Plath is an object of enduring cultural fascinationthe troubled patron saint of confessional poetry; a writer whose genius is buried under the weight of her status as the quintessential literary sad girl. A pro-Plath polemic, Loving Sylvia Plath examines these myths in order to dismantle them and asks why, when Plath speaks frankly about her husbands brutality, we refuse to take her at her word.

Emily Van Duynea superfan and scholarradically reimagines the last years of Plaths life, confronts her suicide and the construction of her legacy, and offers feminist, interdisciplinary readings of her extraordinary poetry. Drawing from decades of study on Plath and her husband Ted Hughes, the chief architect of Plaths mythology; never-before-seen archival materials; and a nuanced, empathetic understanding of the experience of domestic violence; Van Duyne seeks to undo the silencing of Sylvia Plath and resuscitate her as the hard-working, brilliant writer she was.

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A nuanced, passionate exploration of the life and work of one of the most misunderstood writers of the twentieth century.

Sylvia Plath is an object of enduring cultural fascinationthe troubled patron saint of confessional poetry, a writer whose genius is buried under the weight of her status as the quintessential literary sad girl. Emily Van Duynea superfan and scholarradically reimagines the last years of Plaths life, confronts her suicide and the construction of her legacy. Drawing from decades of study on Plath and her husband, Ted Hughes, the chief architect of Plaths mythology; the life and tragic suicide of Assia Wevill, Hughess mistress; newly available archival materials; and a deep understanding of intimate partner violence, Van Duyne seeks to undo the silencing of Sylvia Plath and resuscitate her as the hardworking, brilliant writer she was.

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A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 and one of BookPages Best Biographies of 2024

A nuanced, passionate exploration of the life and work of one of the most misunderstood writers of the twentieth century.

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A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 One of BookPages Best Biographies of 2024 One of Literary Hubs 50 Noteworthy Nonfiction Books of 2024 A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year

A nuanced, passionate exploration of the life and work of one of the most misunderstood writers of the twentieth century.

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A Best Book of the Year in The New Yorker, Times Literary Supplement, Literary Hub, and BookPage

Difficult, brilliant, intensely personal and dazzlingly illuminatinghands down the most gripping thing Ive read this year. Elizabeth Lowry, Times Literary Supplement

A nuanced, passionate exploration of the life and work of one of the most misunderstood writers of the twentieth century.

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**A Best Book of the Year in The New Yorker, Times Literary Supplement, Literary Hub, and BookPage

“Difficult, brilliant, intensely personal and dazzlingly illuminating…hands down the most gripping thing I’ve read this year.” —Elizabeth Lowry, Times Literary Supplement

A nuanced, passionate exploration of the life and work of one of the most misunderstood writers of the twentieth century.**

Sylvia Plath is an object of enduring cultural fascination—the troubled patron saint of confessional poetry, a writer whose genius is buried under the weight of her status as the quintessential literary sad girl. Emily Van Duyne—a superfan and scholar—radically reimagines the last years of Plath’s life, confronts her suicide and the construction of her legacy. Drawing from decades of study on Plath and her husband, Ted Hughes, the chief architect of Plath’s mythology; the life and tragic suicide of Assia Wevill, Hughes’s mistress; newly available archival materials; and a deep understanding of intimate partner violence, Van Duyne seeks to undo the silencing of Sylvia Plath and resuscitate her as the hardworking, brilliant writer she was.

Loving Sylvia Plath

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