Ariel Gore

Buying into the dream that education is the road out of poverty, a mom takes a chance on bettering herself, and talks her way into college. But once she's there, phallocratic narratives permeate every subject, and writing professors depend heavily on Freytag's pyramid to analyze life....

Like Jack Kerouac’s intrepid little sister, Ariel Gore spins the spirited story of a vulnerable drifter who takes refuge in fate and the shadowy recesses of a string of glittering, broken relationships....

At age 39, Ariel Gore has everything she’s always wanted: a successful writing career, a long-term partnership, a beautiful home, a daughter in college and a son in preschool....