Meryle Secrest, author of Shoot the Widow: Adventures of a Biographer in Search of Her Subject, and acclaimed biographies of Leonard Bernstein, Salvador Dali, Frank Lloyd Wright, and six others, will be the next distinguished speaker at the Waterford Foundation's George Bentley Lecture Series on Sunday, June 8 at 4 p.m. A book-signing and reception will follow her talk, at the John Wesley Church in Waterford. In Shoot the Widow Meryle Secrest writes about her triumphs and misadventures as a biographer in search of her nine celebrated subjects, about how the hunt for "life" is like working one's way through a maze, full of false starts, dead ends, and occasional clear passages leading to the next part of the puzzle. In a review of Ms. Secrest's biography of Bernard Berenson, The Washington Post characterizes the book as: "A remarkable tour de force . . . Scrupulously researched and never boring." For her Frank Lloyd Wright biography, the Post said: "Captivating . . . Splendid . . . Absorbing . . . A life that no novelist could improve on, full of drama, tragedy, extravagance, and inexplicable luck, both good and bad." Now in its eighth year, the Waterford Foundation's George E. Bentley Memorial Lecture Series, is named after the long-time Waterford resident and preservationist. The Waterford Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to preserving the historic buildings and open spaces of the National Historic Landmark District of Waterford, Virginia. The Waterford Foundation strives to increase public knowledge of life and work in an early American rural community through education. The Waterford Foundation is supported through grants, donor contributions and proceeds from the annual Waterford Homes Tour and Crafts Exhibit. The lecture is free and open to the public, but a donation would be appreciated. For further information, contact the Waterford Foundation at 540-882-3018. ©2001-2008 The Waterford Foundation All Rights Reserved.