Lee Kravetz

I haven't read Sylvia Plath's works, but I know she wrote The Bell Jar, and killed herself. This novel imagines a story of another author, a contemporary of Plath, who is jealous of Sylvia This author is known as Boston Rhodes. Boston Rhodes pretends to be Sylvia's friend so she can gain insight into Sylvia's writings. They compete with each other in a class and also in getting their works published. Boston can't tolerate Sylvia's success.
Sylvia's psychiatrist, Dr. Ruth Barnhouse, attempts different treatments with Sylvia to help her return to writing.
Estee, a curator of rare works at a small auction house, is brought 3 notebooks which she realizes are a handwritten transcript of The Bell Jar. She sets up an auction for the notebooks.
As the story goes back and forth between timelines and characters, Plath's life and struggles are described, but moreover, the rivalry and bitterness of Rhodes. It all leads to why were Plath's notebooks hidden in an attic for years? Who may have taken the manuscript?
Very interesting mystery.… (mehr)