{"product_id":"red-comet-a-new-york-times-top-10-book-of-2021","title":"Red Comet : The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath","description":"The 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. 'Surely the final, the definitive, biography of Sylvia Plath' Ali Smith *WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED PRIZE 2021* *A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH AND THE TIMES* *FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE IN BIOGRAPHY 2021* Drawing 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. Featuring 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. 'A first-class biography . . . Each chapter reads with the ease of a novel . . . I couldn't put it down' The Times\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAuthor: Clark, Heather,author\u003cbr\u003eContributors: Clark, Heather,author\u003cbr\u003eBinding: paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: \u003cbr\u003eLanguages: English,Published,English,Original Language\u003cbr\u003eEdition: 1\u003cbr\u003ePublished\/Release Date: 3 Feb 2022\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003ePublisher\/Studio\/Brand: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Director\/Artist: Heather Clark\u003cbr\u003eDimension (cm): 232x154x52 mm\u003cbr\u003ePackage Dimension (cm): 59x236x155 mm\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight (g): 1160\u003cbr\u003ePackage Weight (g): 1171","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662168625449,"sku":"BK1529113148","price":108.26,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/5868\/0105\/files\/9781529113143_7a3fcb12-7cad-4f41-9b6a-dd9fa7df1a37.jpg?v=1786291179","url":"https:\/\/www.centloop.com\/products\/red-comet-a-new-york-times-top-10-book-of-2021","provider":"Centloop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}