{{ productTitle }}
Choose Amount
See more from {{ category.title }}
{{ productTitle }}
Choose Amount
See more from {{ category.title }}
{{ label }}
Get notified when this product is back in stock.
Gift wrapping available
We can personally gift wrap your order and send direct to the recipient for you. Just add gift wrap at the shopping cart.
Purchases support the Museum
Buying from the Museum Shop supports the work and activities of the National Museum of Australia.
Learn moreDescription
Beautiful hardback commemorative edition to celebrate the 50th year of publication.
'I was supposed to be having the time of my life.'
When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties and piles of manuscripts, Esther's life begins to slide out of control. She finds herself spiralling into depression and eventually a suicide attempt, as she grapples with difficult relationships and a society which refuses to take women's aspirations seriously.
The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath's only novel, was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. The novel is partially based on Plath's own life and has become a modern classic. The Bell Jar has been celebrated for its darkly funny and a razor sharp portrait of 1950s society and has sold millions of copies worldwide.
'I was supposed to be having the time of my life.'
When Esther Greenwood wins an internship on a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer. But in between the cocktail parties and piles of manuscripts, Esther's life begins to slide out of control. She finds herself spiralling into depression and eventually a suicide attempt, as she grapples with difficult relationships and a society which refuses to take women's aspirations seriously.
The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath's only novel, was originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas. The novel is partially based on Plath's own life and has become a modern classic. The Bell Jar has been celebrated for its darkly funny and a razor sharp portrait of 1950s society and has sold millions of copies worldwide.