"Between Sylvia and me there existed as between my own mother and me - a sort of psychic osmosis which, at times, was very wonderful and comforting; at other times an unwelcome invasion of privacy (words from Aurelia Plath from the Introduction)"
Sylvia Plath was an American poet and novelist associated with confessional poetry. She is known for Ariel and for her novel The Bell Jar. Her writing is noted for its emotional intensity, formal control, and autobiographical force.