Class

"'Class' paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. Who has the right to create art? Who has the right to go to college? And what kind of work is valued in our culture? In clear, candid, and moving prose, 'Class' grapples with these questions, offering a[n] indictment of America's educational system and a . . . testimony of a mother's triumph against all odds"--Provided by publisher.