Letters Home: Correspondence 1950-1963
by Sylvia Plath
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Author: Sylvia PlathEditor: Aurelia Schober Plath
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1992-04-08
ISBN: 0060974915
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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- ISBN13: 9780060974916
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Letters Home: Correspondence 1950-1963
Book Review: Engrossing.
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading The Bell Jar I wanted to know everything I could possibly know about Sylvia Plath. I'd never read an author's journal or letters before, and I loved it! (It was one of my top ten reads of 2008.)
I love all the technology available to us today, but e-mail has certainly killed the magic of letters. This book has something like 1,000 letters from Sylvia, mostly to her mother. And yes, they are edited; and while at times you could certainly see Sylvia's mother making sure everybody knows she was a good mother, they are edited very well.
The letters read like narrative, taking you through a really interesting life story. Anyone interested in Plath should make this a must read. Between this and The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath, I found Letters Home to be much faster paced and overall engrossing.
One day I may go back and read Letters Home and the journals simultaneously to see the differences in the letters vs. the journals during the same periods.
I highly recommend this book. Whether you are a fan of Plath's or just interested in the pre-techology life of a student, lover, wife, mother, you can't help but be captivated.
Summary of Letters Home: Correspondence 1950-1963
Sylvia Plath's correspondence, addressed chiefly to her mother, from her time at Smith College in the early 1950s up to her suicide in London in February 1963. In addition to her capacity for domestic and writerly happiness, these letters also hint at her potential for deep despair.Authors Books
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