Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton

This book is a back and forth between two women poets from the 1950s. Both women were outspoken and visionaries. Although their lives were shortened due to suicide, their work has stood the test of time. In fact, their work is more prominent now than it was in the 1950s. Their words have made it possible for today’s women writers to write freely about topics often thought taboo back then.

I have followed Sylvia Plath’s work for a while and always jump at the chance to read about her life and work. She and Anne both wrote about important issues, especially women’s issues, although they were not recognized for it at the time. They were writers, mothers, feminists, fought mental health issues, and were frenemies. This is a great book for anyone that appreciate women writers and how far we have come making the “personal is political” movement.