On July 9th, Norton published Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation by Emily Van Duyne. This is the best book I have read on Plath....and I have read them all. And so has Emily Van Duyne, who is able to build upon and refute earlier accounts of Plath’s life. Van Duyne confirms (with evidence!) everything you may have suspected about Hugh's abuse and control, and the ultimate shaping of his wife’s legacy as the madwoman/witch. But Van Duyne also captures the light/wonderful parts of the Plath's legacy. Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation is an extremely well-researched account, which highlights misogyny in the literary world—and the world at large—and the way intimate partner violence is often ignored or excused.
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Can't wait to read it! Thanks Denise!
Posted by: Nin Andrews | July 17, 2024 at 03:15 PM
Thanks, Denise -- on my list now!
Posted by: Susan Aizenberg | July 20, 2024 at 11:32 AM
This is now on my prority reading list. Thank you, Denise!
Posted by: Judy Ireland | July 20, 2024 at 01:47 PM
Hughes'[s] legacy...software....is never as good as an experienced verson of Hugh, Hugh Morrow, Hugh O'Brien, Guy Pearce, Guy Hamillton, ou moi-meme, Jacqueline Lapidus.
Posted by: Jacqueline L. | July 21, 2024 at 05:21 PM