{"product_id":"pain-parties-work-9780062085559","title":"Pain, Parties, Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePain, Parties, Work\u003c\/em\u003e by Elizabeth Winder is a compelling look at a young Sylvia Plath and the life-changing month that would lay the groundwork for her seminal novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn May of 1953, a twenty-one-year-old Plath arrived in New York City, the guest editor of \u003cem\u003eMademoiselle\u003c\/em\u003e's annual College Issue. She lived at the Barbizon Hotel, attended the ballet, went to a Yankee game, and danced at the West Side Tennis Club. She was supposed to be having the time of her life. But what would follow was, in Plath's words, twenty-six days of pain, parties, and work, that ultimately changed the course of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoughtful and illuminating, featuring line drawings and black-and-white photographs, \u003cem\u003ePain, Parties, Work: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 \u003c\/em\u003eoffers well-researched insights as it introduces us to Sylvia Plath--before she became one of the greatest and most influential poets of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062085559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Elizabeth Winder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140426432693,"sku":"9780062085559","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7047eb59-7076-4a60-a7ca-10dd2b6438d7.jpg?v=1695698943","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pain-parties-work-9780062085559","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}