The Heart of a Cult is the first novel by Lena Phoenix, 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.

Critical Reaction

• Review - The Daily Camera.
• Review - Cultic Studies Review.
• Review - Midwest Book Review.
• Review - Enfuse Magazine.
• Review - Chicago Center for Literature and Photography.

Publication information

Lena Phoenix. The Heart of a Cult. Garuda: 2006. ISBN 978-0978548308.

Footnotes

See also

• Bibliography section in Cult

External links

• Lena Phoenix's home page.