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This chapter explores Sylvia Plath’s life after leaving Spain in August 1956, as she settled into Ted Hughes’s “wuthering-heights” home and embraced both creative and domestic challenges. Sylvia idealized her summer in Spain as an inward sun and celebrated creative victories like the acceptance of her poem Pursuit, but she also struggled with feelings of inadequacy in the face of Ted’s prolific creativity. The chapter highlights Sylvia and Ted’s time in Heptonstall, which involved visits to the Brontë parsonage and moments of joy, like stalking rabbits in a fairy-tale wood, but Sylvia’s calendar diary revealed a recurring sense of oppression, particularly under the gaze of Ted’s family. The chapter recounts how Sylvia balanced her struggles by sketching her surroundings and publishing drawings alongside her articles, asserting her artistic authority. Despite moments of happiness and inspiration, Sylvia’s awareness of the burden of existence defined her experiences.