{"product_id":"stella-dallas-9781558618909","title":"Stella Dallas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis pulp classic of motherhood and money introduced the immortal character portrayed on film by Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Midler--\"a feminist gem\" (Michael Bronski).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ambitious woman from working-class roots, Stella sets her sights on marrying rich--and hits a bullseye. But her unshakable crudeness becomes too much for her husband. When he leaves her, she keeps their daughter Laurel. And now Stella sets her sights one again--this time, on giving her daughter the life she could never achieve for herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1923, this epic tale inspired the first radio soap opera, a Broadway play, and multiple films, including the Oscar-nominated 1937 movie starring Barbara Stanwyck and the 1990 movie \u003cem\u003eStella\u003c\/em\u003e starring Bette Midler. \u003cem\u003eStella Dallas\u003c\/em\u003e is a razor-sharp critique of our societal obsession with the judgment of mothers, offering cultural commentary that is still shockingly relevant nearly one hundred years after its initial publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlive Higgins Prouty\u003c\/b\u003e (1882--1974), like many of her characters a wealthy Bostonian, was the author of ten novels, including \u003ci\u003eStella Dallas\u003c\/i\u003e (1923), which became the basis for three films and a long-running radio serial. A graduate of Smith College, Prouty endowed a writer's scholarship at Smith that was received by Sylvia Plath, who later portrayed her patron unflatteringly in \u003ci\u003eThe Bell Jar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Feminist Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356411105554,"sku":"9781558618909","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_94cae50c-d72e-4737-a8ce-73e8f18cf406.jpg?v=1744206753","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/stella-dallas-9781558618909","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}