Bios from The Forest Dark: Eden von Eiff

The initial inspiration for the character Eden von Eiff from The Forest Dark:

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Julie Nixon Eisenhower

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Amy Carter

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Patti Davis

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Chelsea Clinton

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Eleanor Mondale

 

Political daughters who got famous when they were young, around college age, then their bright stars faded — usually because their parents did not win whatever election it was they got famous for in the first place — think Eleanor Mondale, perhaps, or even Maria Shriver (though she’s not the best example since she has always been in the public eye).

Better examples may be Nixon’s daughters Tricia and Julie, or Susan Ford, or Amy Carter. So you get the idea. I was kind of fascinated to think about what life was like beyond that one shining moment or moments.

Eden has tried to make some hay from her brief brush with fame in the media world, and she’s ended up as kind of a mediocre magazine writer. It helps that she has a famous name, and has an ever-decreasing monthly stipend left over from her mother’s family with some murky connection to the Dodges of Detroit auto fame. But it’s not much. In fact, the truth is, she is just as much a member of the 99% as you or me.

Some things about Eden von Eiff, from the lengthy bio I wrote for her (I do this with all main, and some secondary characters for my novels or scripts):

  • she’s blond, but as she gets older, the bottle gets lighter and more frequent
  • she claims she doesn’t like attention, but that’s a lie. She craves it and has a massive insecurity complex.
  • when she appears strong, she’s mostly acting “as if.”
  • she has a love/hate relationship with her father, and as much as she’d like to dismiss the relationship she has with her mother, it’s impossible to get away from it.
  • She’s an atheist, but would never admit it, telling people she’s Catholic.
  • She’s the same age as Madonna, and also from the Detroit area. Quite a coincidence, though they never knew each other.
  • von Eiff – German name, someone I went to grade school had it. Seemed to ring for her.
  • She wants money, likes money, but has no clue how to hold onto any once she does get it.
  • She’s desperate for love in her life, and wants to right things with her friends in California.
  • She lies a lot, though would deny it, which in itself is a . . . lie.
  • She hates the song “Rhapsody in Blue” because that was playing when Louie was conceived.
  • She thinks she may have a problem with gambling. It’s mostly the horses and the track, though casinos are also like catnip.
  • She likes comedy. Her favorite comedian is Denis Leary. In fact, she may have a secret thing for Denis.
  • To relieve some of the stress in her life, she attempted kayaking, but hated it, and almost drowned once. She keeps this to herself.
  • She has a cat, named Florence, who is staying with a neighbor in New York while she’s in Los Angeles in Part 2 of the book.
  • When she was a little girl, she dreamed of being . . . the governor of Michigan.

For more, you’ll have to read the book!

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