LAURIE GELMAN'S 'CLASS MOM' IN EAST HAMPTON
**** THE HAMPTON'S Photos By: Rob Rich / Society Allure **** Laurie Gelman Author Laurie Gelman celebrated the launch of her book, Class Mom: A Novel, at the East Hampton Library with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in East Hampton, NY. The East Hampton Library’s Authors Night is one of the most anticipated events of the summer. Gelman was one of the seven exciting writers spotlighted this year with her novel Class Mom—a wickedly funny take on parenting that is delighting critics and readers alike. Alan Alda Shelly Chrichton Class Mom: A Novel is a clever take on a year in the life of kindergarten class mom, Jen Dixon. Jen is not your typical Kansas City, Missouri, kindergarten class mom¯or a mom in general. Jen already has two college-age daughters by two different men (probably musicians), and it is her second time around the class mom block with five-year-old Max¯this time with a husband and father by her side. Though her best friend...