6 Books Every Smart, Forward-Thinking Woman Needs to Read
Erica Jong reveals the inspiring titles that need a place on every woman's shelf.
As told to Leigh Haber
By Sylvia Plath
288 pages; Harper Perennial Modern Classics
The story: A young woman suffers a breakdown while pursuing her dream of being a magazine editor.
Why it inspires: "Plath made it possible for women to confront our anger and make literature out of it. She made it acceptable to declare our rage."
288 pages; Harper Perennial Modern Classics
The story: A young woman suffers a breakdown while pursuing her dream of being a magazine editor.
Why it inspires: "Plath made it possible for women to confront our anger and make literature out of it. She made it acceptable to declare our rage."
Published 10/21/2013