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开 本: 16开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9780385489843
A suspenseful tale of escape that reads like a satisfying
thriller, Layton’s account is the most important personal testimony
to emerge from the Jonestown tragedy. –Chicago Tribune
”A fascinating account of a debacle that continues to
resonate.” –Entertainment Weekly
”Shattering.” –The Boston Globe
”Vividly written and powerfully told.” –Librarby Journal
”An emotionally articulate and gripping account.” –The Nation
— Review
Told by a former high-level member of the Peoples Temple and
Jonestown survivor, Seductive Poison is the “truly
unforgettable” (Kirkus Review) story of how one woman was
seduced by one of the most notorious cults in recent memory and how
she found her way back to sanity.
From Waco to Heaven’s Gate, the past decade has seen its share of
cult tragedies. But none has been quite so dramatic or compelling
as the Jonestown massacre of 1978, in which the Reverend Jim Jones
and 913 of his disciples perished. Deborah Layton had been a member
of the Peoples Temple for seven years when she departed for
Jonestown, Guyana, the promised land nestled deep in the South
American jungle. When she arrived, however, Layton saw that
something was seriously wrong. Jones constantly spoke of a
revolutionary mass suicide, and Layton knew only too well that he
had enough control over the minds of the Jonestown residents to
carry it out. But her pleas for help–and her sworn affidavit to
the U.S. government–fell on skeptical ears. In this very personal
account, Layton opens up the shadowy world of cults and shows how
anyone can fall under their spell. Seductive Poison is both
an unflinching historical document and a riveting story of
intrigue, power, and murder.
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