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The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar (1948)

258 pages 4.2/5 Goodreads
Psychology

Esther Greenwood, a talented college student, finds herself estranged from her family and resigned to a conventional lifestyle and descends into depression and mental illness.

Author: Sylvia Plath

ISBN: 9780060133566

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Forced institutionalization Grief / bereavement (major focus)
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