num_pages: 234
description: Working in New York one hot summer, Esther Greenwood is on the brink of her future. Yet she is also on the edge of a darkness that makes her world increasingly unreal. In this vivid and unforgettable novel about the struggles of growing up, Esther's world shines through: the wide-eyed country girls, her crazed men-friends, hot dinner dances and nights in New York, and a slow slide into breakdown.--back cover
language: English
title: The Bell Jar
titlecomplete: The Bell Jar
characters: Joan Gilling, Esther Greenwood, Buddy Willard
genres: Fiction, Poetry, Mental Health, Psychology, Literature, Feminism, Classics, Novels, Mental Illness, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 882229
places: New York (State), The United States of America, New York City, New York, Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts
publisher: Faber & Faber