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Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom by Sylvia Plath

5.0

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As someone intrigued by writing style and her battle with mental illness, I was excited when I found this book sitting on the shelf, Mary Ventura, and the ninth Kingdom reads like a psychological thriller disguised as a train journey filled with mounting dread. Plath, masterfully crafts uncertainty— is the knitting woman a friend or foe.
 The story’s  power lies in these unsettling questions and Mary’s ultimate choice between passive acceptance and taking control of her fate.