{"product_id":"books-stella-dallas-by-olive-higgins-prouty","title":"Stella Dallas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful early twentieth-century novel of maternal devotion, social aspiration, and the cost of self-sacrifice.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eStella Dallas\u003c\/em\u003e, Olive Higgins Prouty presents the moving story of a woman determined that her daughter shall have advantages she herself never possessed. Stella, spirited and ambitious, marries into a more refined social world but never entirely belongs within it. As the years pass, her love for her daughter becomes both her defining strength and her quiet tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProuty examines class aspiration, emotional vulnerability, and the subtle cruelties of social distinction with steady restraint. Stella's efforts to secure her daughter's future demand increasing personal sacrifice, culminating in one of the most poignant conclusions in American domestic fiction. The novel's enduring power lies in its refusal to sentimentalise either ambition or devotion; instead, it renders both with psychological clarity and moral seriousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1923, \u003cem\u003eStella Dallas\u003c\/em\u003e became a widely read and frequently adapted work, securing Prouty's reputation as a novelist attentive to the emotional complexities of women navigating the expectations of modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53671577551121,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781515449294.jpg?v=1781516599","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-stella-dallas-by-olive-higgins-prouty","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}