Cult Bride

'Through Cult Bride, Liz bravely and openly shares her personal journey of cult indoctrination and escape. With generosity, she invites us into a disconcerting and shocking time in her life to help us better understand how easy it is to fall prey to a coercive group and the damage this does to a person. Not only insightful and instructive, Liz's story is also unflinching, incredibly moving, and a terrific read.' – Sarah Steel, author of Do As I Say: How Cults Control, Why We Join Them, and What They Teach Us About Bullying, Abuse and Coercion 'Cult Bride makes you a close witness of Liz's journey into, and then her escape from, a predatory cult. The searing honesty of the writing is compelling. As a reader you get a rare understanding of how a cult entraps newcomers with kindness and then holds them with a mix of social exclusion, exhaustion and faith. It's a deeply personal story but it is also a strong piece of social analysis. I'm left asking what more parliaments should be doing to protect people and hold those who use these predatory methods to account – and when you finish Liz's book, I hope you will be asking the same question.' – Senator David Shoebridge 'I highly recommend this book. This is a comprehensive examination on the topic of cults and coercion. The author uses a reliable theoretical framework as a base from which to tell her story, incorporating her thought processes during recruitment, through to a detailed account of her own exit counselling experience and recovery. This is an easy read and a well-written and insightful account of the complex mindset of the cult recruit.' – Tore Klevjer, President, Cult Information Family Support