Scarsdale Adult School Catalog Fall/Winter 2024-25
Prophet Song (2023) by Paul Lynch This class focuses on Prophet Song (2023) by Paul Lynch. Winner of the Man Booker Prize, the novel tells the terrifying plight of Ellish Stack, a mother of four, as she tries to protect her family in a dystopian Ireland that is descending into totalitarianism. The book opens with a late night knock at the door by two officers from the newly formed secret police, seeking to interrogate Stack's husband, a trade unionist. Exhilarating and confrontational, the book simultaneously portrays a shocking tyrannical vision of a country and the emotional portrait of a mother’s fight to hold her family together. Wednesday, November 20 • 1:00pm-2:30pm • Zoom • Course 12784 • $30
Tell Me Everything (2024) by Elizabeth Strout This class focuses on Tell Me Everything (2024) by Elizabeth Strout. Set in Crosby, Maine, this latest novel from Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout unites in one story her iconic protagonists, Lucy Barton and Olive Kitteridge, along with other recurring characters from those two previously separate fiction series. A shocking crime, a developing love story, and discussions about the meaning of life infuse this small-town drama, filled with observations and insights into both the mundane and the miraculous. Wednesday, December 18 • 1:00pm-2:30pm • Zoom • Course 12785 • $30
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