Your Own, Sylvia
A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath
$22.75
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
23 December 2008
Summary
Kirkus described Your Own, Sylvia as “A must for any young adult reader of poetry or Plath.” The trade paperback offers a great opportunity to sell the book directly to Plath’s passionate teenage fanbase, and get it onto more library shelves. Educators should find much classroom use for the book’s social issues, historical portraits, literary forms, source notes, and bibliography. Most of all, this book will attract those it was written especially for—brainy, bookish girls and those …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780440239680 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0440239680 |
| Author: | Stephanie Hemphill |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 23 December 2008 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
Starred review, Kirkus Reviews, February 2007:”[R]eaders come away with a sense ofreally knowing Plath … a must for any young-adult reader of poetry or Plath.”Starred review, Booklist, February 15, 2007:”[A]n intimate, comprehensive, imaginative view of a life, which also probes the relationships between poetry and creativity, mental fragility, love, marriage, and betrayal.”Starred review, The Horn Book Magazine, March/April 2007:“Hemphill’s verse, like Plath’s, is completely compelling: every word, every line, worth reading.”
About The Author
Stephanie Hemphill
Stephanie Hemphill took her cue from Plath in composing Your Own, Sylvia, writing a poem every day, journaling, and writing frequent letters to her mother (a common practice of Plath’s). She lives in Los Angeles, California.
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