Private Lessons

✍ Scribed by Brilliance Audio (Firm);Joy Regullano;Salaysay, Cynthia

• Publisher: Candlewick Press; Brilliance Audio
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 242 KB
• Edition: Unabridged
• Category: Fiction
• City: Grand Haven, Michigan
• ISBN: 1799767884

✦ Synopsis

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....

✦ Subjects

Piano -- Performance