Thank you Sarah Hepola, editor at Salon.com
Advance Praise:
"Presented for your consideration, a loving daughter's intimate memoir and portrait of her father, a man who just happens to be one of the most important American cultural leaders of the 20th century, an ordinary citizen who became a brand name known as Rod Serling. This revealing portrait tells a tale of its times, not only what it was like to shape them but what it was like to grow up in a whirlpool when technology let television roar to the forefront of American culture. The story covers everything from the horrors of war and political witch-hunts to white picket fences and cartoon characters, from Hollywood and New York to suburbia and the heartlands. Full of new revelations in Rod Serling's own words from diaries and letters and verified anecdotes, ANOTHER DIMENSION is the best glimpse we're likely to get of that man and the maelstrom he moved in unless or until we venture into the Twilight Zone." James Grady, author of SIX DAYS OF THE CONDOR and MAD DOGS, cultural commentator for AOL'S PoliticsDaily.com
| ABOUT In this poignant memoir Anne recounts her journey as a young daughter struggling to come to terms with the unexpected and premature death of her father, Rod Serling. Afraid that, in his absence, her memories of him will evaporate and that she will lose him forever, she looks back on her life with him. In doing so, she not only pulls the reader into the personal side of one of the most influential and award winning writers in the history of television, she is also able to come to terms with her own grief.
To Anne, he was not the man the public saw – Not this black and white image walking slowly across an MGM soundstage, cigarette in hand, speaking in a tight, clipped voice, introducing that week’s ‘Twilight Zone’ episode; not the winner of six Emmys and a Peabody Award; not the Angry Young Man of television’s Golden Age; not the writing professor, the documentary narrator, or the commercial pitchman; and certainly not the dark and tortured soul some have suggested. To Anne, he was – father, playmate, and confidant. Struggling with her grief, she delves into her memory but also tries to learn more about him by talking to his friends, reading old letters, and exploring his work in conjunction with the times. His deep concern for humanity, his sense of morality, and his intolerance for prejudice and hate all resonate and jibe with her memories of him. At times lyrical, heartbreaking, and funny,"ANOTHER DIMENSION: Growing Up With The Man Behind The Twilight Zone" brings the reader that much closer to Rod Serling and a very special father/daughter relationship. Anne wanted the public, those who have done so much to keep her father’s legacy alive, to know the father behind the man. Along the way, she discovers the man behind the father. |