Scarsdale Adult School Catalog Fall/Winter 2024-25
Mommy Dearest: An Examination of Motherhood in Three Contemporary Novels Contemporary fiction presents a wide spectrum of mothers: from devoted to absent, affectionate to abusive, domineering to aloof. Examine the notion of motherhood in the following novels: My Name Is Lucy Barton (2016) by Elizabeth Strout, Such a Fun Age (2020) by Kiley Reid, and The School for Good Mothers (2022) by Jessamine Chan. ANNA KATSAVOS , PhD, is an experienced book group facilitator. A SUNY Professor Emerita of English Literature and Women’s Studies, she has received numerous awards for teaching, and her scholarship has been published in a variety of literary journals. She has interviewed many best-selling authors and has presented interactive programs focusing on a wide range of women’s issues. Additionally, she conducts writing, editing and publishing workshops. 3 Sessions, starting Monday, September 23 (class meets on 9/23, 10/21, 11/18) • 10:00am-11:30am • Zoom • Course 12787 • $90
Book Chat with Anna Katsavos: Long Island (2024) by Colm Tóibín
This much anticipated sequel to Brooklyn (2009) and companion to Nora Webster (2014) marks the return of fictional heroine Eilis Lacey, whose emigration from Ireland in the early 1950s was the subject of the earlier work. Now married to Tony, an Italian American plumber, and living on a cul-de-sac with her husband's extended family as neighbors, Eilis is in her forties raising two teenage children. When an Irishman comes to the door telling her that his wife is pregnant with Tony's child, Eilis's and Tony's family's disparate responses to this news set in motion a marital crisis. Eilis embarks on a trip back to Ireland for the first time in 20 years, rekindling the bonds with the place and people she had left behind, to ways of living and loving she thought she had lost. ANNA KATSAVOS (see bio for “Mommy Dearest: An Examination of Motherhood in Three Contemporary Novels”). Tuesday, October 29 • 10:00am-11:30am • Zoom • Course 12581 • $30
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