{"product_id":"stella-benson-a-short-story-collection-audiobook","title":"Stella Benson - A Short Story Collection (Audiobook)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnderrated feminist English author with a jaundice view of life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead by Lisa Bowerman, David Shaw-Parker, Robert Maskell(Unabridged: 02:24mins)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing stories by Stella Benson \u0026amp; many more\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStella Benson was born on the 6th January 1892 in Easthope, Shropshire to parents who were landed gentry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHer early years involved frequent household moves which was difficult for the child as she suffered from ill-health. Some of her early education was spent at schools in Germany and Switzerland and by 10 she had developed a lifelong habit of keeping a diary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn the following years her parents separated, and she rarely saw her father. When she did, he encouraged to pause her writing until she had further experience and could better make sense of the world. When he died, she learned he had been an alcoholic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA winter spent in the West Indies provided material for her first novel ‘I Pose’ published the following year in 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDuring the War years she became involved in the women's suffrage movement and dedicated time outside of writing to support the troops and help the poor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1918 she decided to travel spending much time in California, where she also tutored at the University of California, and continued to write. In China she met her future husband and after marrying in London, journeyed with him to his various Custom postings through Nanning, Beihai, and Hong Kong and the Far East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe works continued to flow novels, short stories, travel essays all helped to build a deserved and burgeoning reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAlthough her works are now in the forgotten and neglected department her writing style, characters, and narratives more than capably demonstrate her obvious talents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStella Benson died of pneumonia on the 7th December 1933, at He Long in the Vietnamese province of Tonkin. She was 40.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deadtree Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43438850310222,"sku":"AB-26149","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1194\/4786\/files\/9781836826149_Stella_Benson_-_A_Short_Story_Collection.jpg?v=1772535274","url":"https:\/\/www.deadtreepublishing.com\/products\/stella-benson-a-short-story-collection-audiobook","provider":"Deadtree Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}