Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath

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.

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