The Heart of a Cult
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The Heart of a Cult is a 2006 novel
by American author Lena Phoenix. It was inspired by her personal experiences in the alternative spiritual
realm. The book is written in the style of a personal diary and a segment of the life of thirty year-old Michelle Thomson, who, during a period of unemployment, goes to a spiritual seminar. The seminar experience leads her into the depths of a cult
, from which she must win her freedom, leading to the narrator's growth. The book gained approval from regional websites and some internet reviewers.
The Heart of a Cult won the Independent Publisher's 2007 Visionary Fiction Silver Medal.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by American author Lena Phoenix. It was inspired by her personal experiences in the alternative spiritual
Spiritual
Spiritual may refer to:*Spirituality, a concern with matters of the spirit*Spiritual , an African American song, usually with a Christian religious text...
realm. The book is written in the style of a personal diary and a segment of the life of thirty year-old Michelle Thomson, who, during a period of unemployment, goes to a spiritual seminar. The seminar experience leads her into the depths of a cult
Cult
The word cult in current popular usage usually refers to a group whose beliefs or practices are considered abnormal or bizarre. The word originally denoted a system of ritual practices...
, from which she must win her freedom, leading to the narrator's growth. The book gained approval from regional websites and some internet reviewers.
The Heart of a Cult won the Independent Publisher's 2007 Visionary Fiction Silver Medal.