{"product_id":"the-daffodil-days-hardcover","title":"The Daffodil Days - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Bain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunningly inventive and poignant historical novel that follows Sylvia Plath through the final year of her life, told through the eyes of the people who knew her during her time in the English countryside.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early 1960s in a small English town, the church bells ring. The people go about their days, catching glimpses of one another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's the local doctor, who knows more about his patients than he would sometimes prefer. There's the young assistant at the dress shop, who understands that the ladies who come there for a new outfit are often hoping to find a new self. There are the men who ring the tower bells at the church three times a week, the notes, harmonious and clashing, rippling out across the rooftops of the town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong all these lives, one young couple moves into focus. New to the town with their small daughter, they have escaped London for a quieter existence at Court Green, the thatched house beside the church. The life they intend to build--out of secondhand furniture stenciled with hearts and flowers, expertly cooked suppers for weekend guests, and devotion to the work that matters to them both--will be a good and happy one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daffodil Days\u003c\/i\u003e depicts a pivotal year in the marriage of 20th-century literature's most infamous couple, primarily the wife: Sylvia Plath. It is a kaleidoscopic portrait of this enigmatic writer, refracted through the rich inner lives of a rural community caught, if only for a moment, in her light. Here, Sylvia is capable and charismatic, vulnerable but strong, full of spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor fans of literary and historical fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Daffodil Days\u003c\/i\u003e offers a poignant glimpse of a life reimagined. The lasting impression is not of what breaks us but what binds us: resilience, creativity, and love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen Bain received her PhD in creative writing from King's College London and has master's degrees in modern and contemporary literature and creative writing from Birkbeck, University of London. She was selected for The London Library Emerging Writers' Program 2020-21 and The Genesis Foundation Emerging Writers' Program 2022-23. In 2024, she won The People's Friend Comedy Fiction Prize. Currently at the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, she has worked for \u003ci\u003eBritish Vogue \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and she also teaches creative writing at the university level. Helen lives in Sussex. \u003ci\u003eThe Daffodil Days \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.5 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48119343087828,"sku":"9781668208588","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0823\/3785\/7748\/files\/uhZVjzSET9781668208588.webp?v=1781698684","url":"https:\/\/bookschoices.com\/products\/the-daffodil-days-hardcover","provider":"Books Choices ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}