{"product_id":"stella-dallas-olive-higgins-prouty-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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Olive Higgins Prouty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558618902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558618909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.30h x 4.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Olive Higgins Prouty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980092637439,"sku":"9781558618909","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_967f4cac-01f2-4dc1-b938-6f8462d0298b.jpg?v=1683248347","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stella-dallas-olive-higgins-prouty-9781558618909","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}