Killing Stella

Killing StellaAuthor: Marlen Haushofer Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Published on 8 January 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom. Paperback 96 pages 128 x 197 x 8 76g Claustrophobic and shattering, this is the story of one ordinary woman unable to save a teenager in her care. It is the story of Stella Stella is a friend's nineteen year old daughter who has come to live with Anna and her family. Unloved and neglected,

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