Thank you very much Guys,

It seems that I hold the right track

I cannot put any stepmother in my story because the real mother of Alice is also a major character of this story as she is well living in the hearts of Alice, her father Benjamin and Zelda, and as she is the spirit of this home.

Here is a part of a dialogue between Alice and Phil. It explains why Zelda is also a major character of this story:

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“EXT. COUNTRYSIDE DAY
Alice and Phil on foot, each holding his own horse, in front of a gravestone on which is written ALINE ASHTON-ROS. Alice places a flower on the grave.

PHIL
Aline is not a common first name.

ALICE
Mom was French. She came to the States to complete her English degree. She never left.

Pause…

ALICE
Mom died when I was nine. I saw her suffering for three years, when I began to understand what suffering is. Zelda arrived at that time.
She took care of Mom until her death. She pampered and cherished her until the last day. Dad was lost. He just didn?t know what to do…
This is the time when I lost faith.
Anyway, it had never been something really solid. It was a faith I had been taught, with its stories and rituals, lots of funny things for a curious little girl…
It could not match this suffering.
I had no theory about the existence or nonexistence of God. However, religious discourse had become unbearable to me.”

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As I said on an other post, the logline is the last thing I write in a screenplay. My story is complete and currently proofread by an american professional translator, and I must give my logline tomorow to two producers.

If I manage to sell it, many things will need to be rewritten to please the producer, the director, …work for 2 years.
… Maybe I’ll can introduce a neighboring owner widow who would appeal to Benjamin and he might marry (his obsession is to marry Alice to a nearby ranch owner to enlarge the property).

This story takes place today, during indian summer, somewhere in the north of the USA between Seattle and Chicago: Montana, North or South Dakota, Minnesota .

I’m cooking an other story for Hollywood. I currently write the treatment. maybe i’ll put a provisional logline on Logline.It in a few days to gather some feedback.