The glass bell

The Glass Bell novel traces the life of an American girl in the prime of youth and on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The picture appears immersed in tragedy and irony as nothing in the life of Easter Greenwood, the heroine of the novel, indicates this tragic fate. After winning a contest for a fashion magazine, Easter goes to New York to experience the features of American life. But when she returns to her hometown, she comes back having shattered something inside her.