A poignant reimagining of the final years of Sylvia Plath

Helen Bain’s debut novel, The Daffodil Days, chronicles the last 15 months of poet Sylvia Plath's life amid her unraveling marriage to Ted Hughes. The story uniquely unfolds through 16 perspectives in reverse chronological order, highlighting Plath's vibrant life and eventual despair. Bain’s work offers a poignant examination of Plath’s complexities and the domestic world she crafted.

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