I was supposed to be having the time of my life. When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953 she is elated believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties & piles of manuscripts Esther's life begins to slide out of control. She finds herself spiralling into depression & eventually a suicide attempt as she grapples with difficult relationships & a society which refuses to take women's aspirations seriously. The Bell Jar" Sylvia Plath's only novel was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. The novel is partially based on Plath's own life & has become a modern classic. " The Bell Jar" has been celebrated for its darkly funny & a razor sharp portrait of 1950s society & has sold millions of copies worldwide."