'Assia was my true wife, and the best friend I ever had', wrote Ted Hughes, after his lover surrendered her life and that of their young daughter in 1969, six years after Sylvia Plath had suffered a similiar fate. Diva, she-devil, enchantress, muse, Lillith, Jezebel - Assia inspired many epithets during her life. The tragic story of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes has always been related from one of two points of view: hers or his. Missing for over four decades had been a third: that of Hughes's mistress. This first biography of Assia Wevill views afresh the Plath-Hughes relationship and at the same time, recounts the journey that shaped her life. Wevill's is a complex story, formed as it is by the pull of often contrary forces.
| ISBN | 1861059744 | | Pages | 320 | | ISBN13 | 9781861059741
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 706 | | Publisher | Anova Books | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Robson Books Ltd | | Height (mm) | 242 | | Format | Hardback | | Width (mm) | 162 | | Publication date | 28 Sep 2006 | | Spine width (mm) | 30 | | DEWEY | 823.914 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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* The incredible story of Ted Hughes's deeply troubled lover received glowing reviews * A fascinating new perspective on Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath's relationship * A biography of great importance which will reshape Hughes & Plath's history * Now out in paperback!
"Unforgettable in its intensity. Easily the best work ever on Hughes and his world. One of the most wonderfully well-written and powerful literary biographies I have encountered." Roger Lewis, Mail on Sunday
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