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I've learned more about Sylvia Plath from my research of her in books about other people, most especially, Ted Hughes. This book has been invaluable to me. My only complaint is the sloppy editing--Sylvia's name is actually misspelled several times throughout the book! It feels like a rush-job, from a literary standpoint, but it's good reading nonetheless.

Lucas writes oddly, perhaps because he's an American who has spent many years out of this country.

His bias in favor of Ted Hughes is obvious.

Nevertheless, the book is indispensable for anyone interested in Hughes, Plath, and their relationship and poetry.

Hughes did not say enough, so it's up to those who knew them to tell the story of this doomed pair.

Sadly, the poetry of neither can be separated from the poetry of the other. Hughes should have published "Birthday Letters" so much sooner. As Lucas notes, it freed him. Unfortunately, it came too late to do much good.