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“Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz”: Gail Crowther on Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton

37m · Ear Read This · 30 Oct 00:02

S3E59 Joining Ash to talk about Sylvia Plath is Dr. Gail Crowther, whose latest book,Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritzlooks at the rebellions of Plath and her fellow poet, Anne Sexton. If you'd like to buy a copy of the book, you can do so here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1982138394?linkCode=gs2&tag=siscuk-21 Alternatively you can find out more of Gail's work on her website:

https://gailcrowther.com/

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