Weighing in at nearly a thousand pages, this enthralling biography is the eleventh of American poet Sylvia Plath. But its emphasis is very different, thanks to Heather Clark’s determination to counter the obsession with her death and focus instead on Plath’s blazing talent and vitality. 

With unparalleled access to  archives and never-before published material, Clark reveals a fragile but ambitious personality with original and  mercurial talent, plagued by mental health issues, and struggling with the intensity of her relationship with her mother and her husband Ted Hughes.

Produced by David Roach for Two Heads media and Jennifer Macey.

Music composed and performed by Amanda Brown and produced by Lilly Pilli.

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