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S'està carregant… The Family: The shocking true story of a notorious cult (edició 2016)de Chris Johnston (Autor), Rosie Jones (Autor)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. An excellent and well researched account of The Family, a Melbourne based cult led by self-proclaimed guru Anne Hamilton-Byrne. This gripping read reminds us how seemingly bright and normal people can be drawn into quasi-religious nut-baggery. Fascinating and disturbing read. ( ) Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
The apocalyptic group The Family and their guru, Anne Hamilton-Byrne -- one of very few female cult leaders in history -- captured international headlines throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Hamilton-Byrne, who some followers believed was Jesus Christ, was glamorous and charismatic -- and, many allege, very dangerous. From her base in a quiet suburb, she recruited wealthy professionals to join her cult, including doctors, lawyers, nurses, architects, and scientists. She acquired children and raised them as her own, bleaching their hair blonde to make them look like siblings, and her group became surrounded by rumours of LSD use, child abuse, and strange spiritual rituals. In 1987, police swooped on The Family's lakeside compound and rescued children who claimed they were part of Anne's future master race. The children recounted terrible stories of near starvation, emotional manipulation, and physical abuse. But Anne could not be found, sparking an international police hunt that involved Scotland Yard, Interpol, and the FBI. Could they bring Anne to justice? Today, the elderly Anne has an estate estimated to be worth millions, with only one minor criminal conviction to her name. Her few remaining followers attend her nursing-home bedside. How did such a notorious group come to flourish? How did Anne maintain a hold over her followers? And why was she never fully brought to justice? Drawing on revelatory new research, including interviews with survivors, The Familytells for the first time in full the strange and shocking story of one of the most bizarre cults in modern history. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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