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Wintering
Wintering: A Novel of Sylvia Plath | Kate Moses
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This is the story of a woman forging a new life for herself after her marriage has foundered, shutting up her beloved Devonshire house and making a home for her two young children in London, elated at completing the collection of poems she foresees will make her name. It is also the story of a woman struggling to maintain her mental equilibrium, to absorb the pain of her husband's betrayal and to resist her mother's engulfing love. It is the story of Sylvia Plath. In this deeply felt novel, Kate Moses recreates Sylvia Plath's last months, weaving in the background of her life before she met Ted Hughes through to the disintegration of their relationship and the burst of creativity this triggered. It is inspired by Plath's original ordering and selection of the poems in Ariel, which begins with the word 'love' and ends with 'spring,' a mythic narrative of defiant survival quite different from the chronological version edited by Hughes. At Wintering's heart, though, lie the two weeks in December when Plath finds herself still alone and grief-stricken, despite all her determined hope. With exceptional empathy and lyrical grace, Moses captures her poignant, untenable and courageous struggle to confront not only her future as a woman, an artist and a mother, but the unbanished demons of her past.
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Deblovestoread
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Lots of Winter fun planned:

WinterSolsticeSwap signups end tomorrow. Check out @Chrissyreadit and @sprainedbrain for the details and sign up link.

#JolaBokaflodswap is a great tradition here and at home. One book and some chocolate for a cozy night of reading Christmas Eve. See @MaleficentBookDragon Signup open until the 18th.

#LittleChristmasSwap is great for helping with after holidays let down. Head to @bookish_wookish

#WinterGames⬇️

Chrissyreadit 😘🙌 3y
Deblovestoread Winter games provided much needed distraction a couple of December‘s ago when life was a bit much and last year enhanced a Covid weird but still lovely holiday season. Lots of fun reading, movies, games. Head to @Clwojick and @StayCurious to join the fun. ❄️☃️❄️ 3y
Clwojick Thank you so much for sharing! ❤️ 3y
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StayCurious This is a great and handy post - thank you! 3y
Crazeedi Thanks for this post, because I missed one of the swaps I do! So I'm in for all 3 and winter games too!! Woohoo! 3y
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Yeees!!!

LegosAndPajamas I agree! 7y
Christine11 YES !! Best time of year for reading 💖 7y
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TheLudicReader
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This is my #tbr shelf. Never mind the books stacked in my bedroom.

BookishMarginalia 😍😍😍 8y
LeahBergen 👍🏼👍🏼 8y
Wilkie This makes me feel better about my #tbr shelf....and it gives me permission to buy more books! 😍 8y
KarenJMcLean This makes me feel better. 8y
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