Olive Higgins Prouty

Stella Dallas Olive Higgins Prouty

Brief Description: "Originally published in 1990 by Harper & Row."Brief Description: "She's ambitious, relentless, and unstoppable--but she can't hide the stain of her working class roots. A woman big enough for both Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Midler, Stella Dallas is one of the most memorable characters of the modern era. A bestseller in its time, Stella Dallas is a terrific read today"--Marc Notes: Originally published in 1990 by Harper & Row.; She's ambitious, relentless, and unstoppable--but she can't hide the stain of her working class roots. A woman big enough for both Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Midler, Stella Dallas is one of the most memorable characters of the modern era. A bestseller in its time, Stella Dallas is a terrific read today--; Provided by publisher. Biographical Note: Olive Higgins Prouty (18821974), like many of her characters a wealthy Bostonian, was the author of ten novels. 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 The Bell Jar."Publisher Marketing: Originally published in 1923, this epic tale of motherhood, money, and sacrifice, inspired the first radio soap opera, a play, and three films, including the Oscar-nominated 1937 movie starring Barbara Stanwyck. "Stella Dallas" brings into sharp focus our societal obsession with the judgment of mothers, offering social commentary that is still shockingly relevant nearly one hundred years after its initial publication. Olive Higgins Prouty (1882 1974) is the author of many books including "Now Voyager." Later in her life, Prouty was a patron and mentor, and the basis for a character in Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar.""