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Red Comet by Heather Clark: key scenes are underplayed

A new biography of the tortured poet suggests she was punished by society for putting her own needs first, but killed herself to save her children, says Plath expert Andrew Wilson 

Oct 7, 2020
Books

Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom by Sylvia Plath - review

A review of Sylvia Plath's lost story

Jan 10, 2019
Books

The darkness that claimed Sylvia Plath

The reader experiences the tragic narrative of the Plath-Hughes marriage through Sylvia’s eyes

Sep 20, 2018
Books

The Letters of Sylvia Plath: Volume 1, 1940-1956 - review

The more we know, the more compelling Plath becomes, says Andrew Wilson

Oct 19, 2017
ES Magazine

Sylvia Plath's London: ‘When I came to my beloved Primrose Hill,

It was in London that Plath met Ted Hughes and wrote some of her most profound poetry. She loved the capital more than anywhere else in the world, but it was also the scene of her ultimate tragedy. Andrew Wilson takes a tour of Sylvia’s city

Feb 22, 2013
ES Magazine

Meet your makers, Mr Bond ... how Cubby Broccoli kept it in the family

Cubby Broccoli started life selling vegetables in Harlem, but ended up with Hollywood’s ultimate ‘golden goose’. Now his daughter Barbara and stepson Michael are in control, reinventing one of the world’s most valuable heirlooms for the next generation. Andrew Wilson on the lives and loves of the family behind Bond

Oct 19, 2012