Irene Ziegler
Autore di Ashes to Water
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Irene Ziegler grew up on a lake in Volusia County, Florida, and graduated from Stetson University. She teaches acting as Artist in Residence at the University of Richmond. Her stories have appeared in Other Voices, The Missouri Review, Tampa Review, and other literary venues, and won her an mostra altro individual fellowship from the Virginia Commission for the Arts. She has written for the Discovery Channel's New Detectives series and is the author of a dozen training films and CD-ROMs. In addition to an extensive career on stage, Irene appeared as principal Jane Markey in the television series Dawson's Creek and guest-starred on the now defunct series American Gothic. She appeared opposite Anne Bancroft in the movie G.I. Jane and plays opposite Joan Allen and Gary Oldman in the upcoming film The Contenders. As a voice-over artist, she has recorded books on tape, narrated a documentary TV series for NASA, and provided the voice for a talking Mercedes-Benz. You can contact her at her website: www.ireneziegler.com. mostra meno
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Annie Bartlett has been estranged from her father for some years, having never really forgiven him for the death of her mother. In the intervening period she has carried the memory of her mother with her, in a delusional way, to the point where she "sees" her mother and holds conversations with her.
“Since you were nine years old I’ve been whispering in your ear, showing you the truth, lighting your way.”
Annie has also become a successful photographer and is about to get married.
She returns to her hometown when her father is murdered and is met at the airport by her ex-boyfriend, Pete, who is acting as defence lawyer for the woman accused of murdering Annie's father. Annie decides she must meet Della, the accused, and is shocked to find that Della is a double for her dead mother. Della protests her innocence and asks Annie to help her prove her case. Annie feels that Pete is not acting as a defence lawyer should as he advises Della to plead guilty so her case will not go to trial.
This is the main story supported by a host of sub-plots: an arsonist is burning new homes that are being built on land in the forest; the main suspect for the arson is a Downs syndrome lad who is the son of the local judge; Annie's older sister Leigh a drug addict who had asked her father to help her; and a range of other interesting characters including a Seminole Indian who wants to help his people survive by building houses for them and setting up a casino for them to run.
I remain puzzled by the title ASHES TO WATER (The Lake Trilogy). I understand the ASHES TO WATER bit but not "The Lake Trilogy". Irene's website tells me that RULES OF THE LAKE, a collection of linked short stories, is the pre-quel to ASHES TO WATER. It focuses on Annie Bartlett growing up and is semi-autobiographical.… (altro)