Seductive Poison A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple

Name: Seductive Poison A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple
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ISBN: 9780385489843

ISBN-10: 0385489846

ISBN-13: 9780385489843

Edition: N/A

Authors: Deborah Layton

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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,…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/9/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.24" wide x 7.92" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Foreword



Prologue






Secrets and Shadows



Exiled



Lost and Found



Indoctrination



Father Loves Us



Resurrection



Bad Press






Exodus to Paradise



Guyana--The Promised Land



Welcome to Jonestown



Hints of Madness



Dark Days--White Nights



Sickly Ascension



Forsaking Mama



Escaping Paradise



No Place to Hide



Emergency Standby






Doesn't Anyone Hear Me?



Descent into the Abyss



Hope Extinguished, November 18, 1978


Epilogue


Acknowledgments