G. B. Stern - Böcker

She didn't want men to be in love with her. She wanted power and a dangerous gamble and the fun of winning and putting herself over as a sweet saviour, till at last she came to believe it herself.Lorna Blake is a woman able to create her own reality a pathological liar, narcissist conman, and devoted single mother to two daughters, Jay and Molly. When her eldest needs lifesaving treatment that they cannot afford, Lorna takes up the risky but thrilling activity of taking her young daughters to the halls of wealthy strangers to beg, with tales of husbands dead, deserted, and insane. But as her daughters grow up struggling to differentiate between fact and fiction, it ultimately becomes harder for them to cleave themselves from their mother's web of lies and justifications.Acted out in the hallways of London mansions and across several continents, The Woman in the Hall is part psychological drama, part cat-and-mouse chase, as well as a darkly comic portrait of how the figure of a single mother could wring pity from 1930s society.

Twos and Threes by G. B. Stern is a novel that explores themes of ambition, identity, and the tension between personal desire and societal expectations, the story centers on Stuart Heron and his internal struggle to define himself outside the constraints of his inheritance. The novel opens with a philosophical conversation between Stuart and his uncle Baldwin, setting the stage for the intellectual debates that run throughout the story. The discussions on literature, Nietzsche, and personal values reflect Stuart's desire for autonomy, but also his conflict with the expectations placed upon him by his privileged family.The narrative examines Stuart's battle with his inherited identity and the pressure to conform to his family's legacy. His journey is marked by a search for independence and self-definition in a world that demands conformity. Stern presents a complex portrait of a young man caught between the weight of familial obligations and the longing to carve out a unique, meaningful existence. At its core, Twos and Threes is a reflection on the philosophical implications of choice, identity, and the pursuit of personal freedom.