Title: Stella Dallas
First published: 1923
Description: 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 cultural commentary that is still shockingly relevant nearly one hundred years after its initial publication.
Subjects: American classics, motherhood, Fiction, general, Divorced mothers, Fiction, Children of divorced parents, Mothers and daughters, Social status, Enfants de divorcés, Romans, nouvelles, Mères et filles, Statut social