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What is Private Lessons about?

In A Standout Debut For The #metoo Era, A Young Pianist Devotes Herself To Her Art -- And To The Demanding, Charismatic Teacher She Idolizes. After Seventeen-year-old Claire Alalay's Father's Death, Only Music Has Helped Her Channel Her Grief. Claire Likes Herself Best When She Plays His Old Piano, A Welcome Escape From The Sadness -- And Her Traditional Filipino Mother's Prayer Groups. In The Hopes Of Earning A College Scholarship, Claire Auditions For Paul Avon, A Prominent Piano Teacher, Who Agrees To Take Claire As A Pupil. Soon Claire Loses Herself In Paul's World And His Way Of Digging Into A Composition's Emotional Core. She Practices Constantly, Foregoing A Social Life, But No Matter How Hard She Works Or How Well She Plays, It Seems Impossible To Gain Paul's Approval, Let Alone His Affection. Author Cynthia Salaysay Composes A Moving, Beautifully Written Portrait Of Rigorous Perfectionism, Sexual Awakening, And The Challenges Of Self-acceptance. Timely And Vital, Private Lessons Delves Into A Complicated Student/teacher Relationship, As Well As Class And Cultural Differences, With Honesty And Grace.

Who reads Private Lessons?

Author

Salaysay, Cynthia, author

Publisher

Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781536209600

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction

Rating

4.3 / 5 (59 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13