Willful Ignorance Released

Added: (Fri Mar 15 2002)

Pressbox (Press Release) - If you do the forbidden, whom can you trust? Willful Ignorance, written by a Los Angeles resident, is an evocative novel of trust and duplicity that takes readers from the hectic pace of Los Angeles into the heart of Costa Rica.

With his life falling apart, Dr. Ryan Parker uses a medical convention to escape the strictures of his life, from the hellish end of his marriage to a pending malpractice suit, with the bonus opportunity to pursue a pretty patient away from the complications and restrictions of Los Angeles.

Jayne is a single mother, struggling with loneliness and loss. She sees her two sons off on a vacation with their father and his girlfriend before leaving on her first vacation alone in years. She leaves for Costa Rica, ready for a break from the demands of single parenthood and a unfulfilling job, full of hope and longing.

The bar at the Hotel Mirador in Alajuela, Costa Rica, where Ryan and Jayne meet, is filled with expatriates, impostors and lost souls. The entanglements and deceptions amid the murderers and saints there are only the backdrop for much larger deceptions in their own lives. But then, there is no greater deception than that of self.

Diane Sherlock has experience in many forms of writing and in various aspects of the entertainment industry. She worked as a freelance writer for several production companies and served as both producer and production manager for dozens of television shows, films, industrials, educational films and commercials, coordinating talent and crews, and supervising all phases of production. For ten years, she co-owned and managed a production service firm. She lives in Los Angeles with her two children, Shannon and Kellen, and is currently working on her third novel, Growing Chocolate.

Willful Ignorance is now available online at www.barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com.