Cult Trip
Inside the World of Coercion and Control
$25.80
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
6 April 2023
Summary
At a new age festival in Byron Bay, Australia, German journalist Anke Richter is finding her spiritual awakening when she meets a woman - a survivor of the Centrepoint cult - who will change the course of her life and career.
Over the next ten years, Anke pursued a labyrinthine investigation into how and why cults attract, entrap and destroy otherwise ordinary people, asking what the line is between tribe and cult, participant and perpetrator, seduction and sexual abuse.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781802471762 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1802471766 |
| Author: | Anke Richter |
| Publisher: | Gemini Books Group Ltd |
| Imprint: | Ad Lib Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 6 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 274g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘Bringing together information from around the globe, Anke Richter pinpoints the internal struggles of those coming out of cults, and the debilitating harm that lingers afterwards’ – Rachel Bernstein, cult specialist and educator
‘Wild stuff. Anke Richter is one of my favourite writers, blurring the line between participant and reporter’ – David Farrier, journalist behind Dark Tourist and Tickled
‘Thorough and compassionate … Cult Trip is a brittle, sensitive book’ – Steve Braunias
‘What a book and what a writer! Cult Trip is an incredibly immersive, intense and necessary reading experience put together with doggedness and skill. The stories are heart-rending, told with bravery and care.’ * Noelle McCarthy, author of Grand *
A ‘powerful must read’ * Style *
‘Cult Trip is incredibly painful and powerful - an eye opener, a tour de force and a call for justice. Those voices of survivors can’t be silenced. Thanks to Anke Richter’s courage and compassion, they will be heard.’ * Janja Lalich, author of Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships *
Anke Richter
Anke Richter is a columnist and reporter who has worked in newsrooms and on TV productions in Hamburg and Cologne. Her investigative and personal features have been published in Die Zeit, Spiegel, FAZ, taz, New Zealand Geographic, North & South, The Spinoff, Canvas and others. She has written three previous books that were published in Germany. She now lives in New Zealand.
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