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Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom

by Sylvia Plath
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Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom
Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom

Dark, surreal journey towards inescapable destiny.

If you're drawn to the haunting beauty of Sylvia Plath's poetry, "Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom" offers a similar experience in prose. Dive into this short story where Plath's quintessential themes of fate and independence converge, creating a thought-provoking narrative that will linger with you long after you've finished reading. Plath's story is perfect for those who enjoy metaphor-rich writing and dark, allegorical tales.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom

by Sylvia Plath
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ISBN: 9780571351732
Authors: Sylvia Plath
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Date of Publication: 2019-01-03
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Fantasy, Horror, Poetry, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Classics, Fantasy, Classics, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.97
(rated by 15539 readers)

Description

Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. Lips the colour of blood, the sun an unprecedented orange, train wheels that sound like 'guilt, and guilt, and guilt': these are just some of the things Mary Ventura begins to notice on her journey to the ninth kingdom. 'But what is the ninth kingdom?' she asks a kind-seeming lady in her carriage. 'It is the kingdom of the frozen will,' comes the reply. 'There is no going back.' Sylvia Plath's strange, dark tale of independence over infanticide, written not long after she herself left home, grapples with mortality in motion. Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.
 

Dark, surreal journey towards inescapable destiny.

If you're drawn to the haunting beauty of Sylvia Plath's poetry, "Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom" offers a similar experience in prose. Dive into this short story where Plath's quintessential themes of fate and independence converge, creating a thought-provoking narrative that will linger with you long after you've finished reading. Plath's story is perfect for those who enjoy metaphor-rich writing and dark, allegorical tales.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.