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The thrilling new novel, inspired by the events at Jonestown in the 1970s. It's the summer of 1968, and Evelyn Lynden is a woman at war with herself. Minister's daughter. Atheist. Independent woman. Frustrated wife. Bitch with a bleeding heart. Following her conscientious-objector husband Lenny to the rural Eden of Evergreen Valley, California, Evelyn wants to be happy with their new life. Yet she finds herself disillusioned with Lenny's passive ways -- and anxious for a saviour. Enter the Reverend Jim Jones, the dynamic leader of a new revolutionary church ... Meticulously researched and masterfully written, Beautiful Revolutionaryexplores the allure of the real-life charismatic leader who would destroy so many. It follows Evelyn as she is pulled into Jones's orbit -- an orbit it would prove impossible for her to leave.
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Beautiful Revolutionary, Laura Elizabeth Woollett
- Taal
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2019
- Bindwijze
- (Paperback)
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- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Laura Elizabeth Woollett
- Uitgever
- Scribe Publications
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2019
- Formaat
- Paperback
- Aantal pagina's
- 416
- ISBN10
- 1911617591
- ISBN13
- 9781911617594
- Reeks
- Categorieën
- Beoordeling
- 3,7 van 5
- Aantekening
- The thrilling new novel, inspired by the events at Jonestown in the 1970s. It's the summer of 1968, and Evelyn Lynden is a woman at war with herself. Minister's daughter. Atheist. Independent woman. Frustrated wife. Bitch with a bleeding heart. Following her conscientious-objector husband Lenny to the rural Eden of Evergreen Valley, California, Evelyn wants to be happy with their new life. Yet she finds herself disillusioned with Lenny's passive ways -- and anxious for a saviour. Enter the Reverend Jim Jones, the dynamic leader of a new revolutionary church ... Meticulously researched and masterfully written, Beautiful Revolutionaryexplores the allure of the real-life charismatic leader who would destroy so many. It follows Evelyn as she is pulled into Jones's orbit -- an orbit it would prove impossible for her to leave.