I was supposed to be having the time of my life. When EstherGreenwood wins an
internship on a New York fashion magazine in1953, she is elated, believing she
will finally realise her dreamto become a writer. But in between the cocktail
parties and pilesof manuscripts, Esther's life begins to slide out of control.
About the Author: Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied at Smith
College. In 1955 she went to Cambridge University on a Fulbright scholarship,
where she met and later married Ted Hughes. She published one collection of
poems in her lifetime, The Colossus (1960), and a novel, The Bell