Book Examines Three Writers — Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie, and Sylvia Plath — and the Roles of Their Mothers
The most striking contribution of ‘Mothers of the Mind’ is the powerful portrayal of Aurelia Plath. She had a full life — before and after her daughter’s death.

‘Mothers of the Mind: The Remarkable Women Who Shaped Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie and Sylvia Plath’
By Rachel Trethewey
The History Press, 368 pages
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