Anke Richter is a columnist and reporter who has worked in newsrooms and on TV productions in Hamburg and Cologne. Her investigative and personal features have been published in Die Zeit, Spiegel, FAZ, taz, New Zealand Geographic, North & South, The Spinoff, Canvas and others. She has written three previous books that were published in Germany. She now lives in New Zealand.
'Bringing together information from around the globe, Anke Richter
pinpoints the internal struggles of those coming out of cults, and
the debilitating harm that lingers afterwards'
*Rachel Bernstein, cult specialist and educator*
'Wild stuff. Anke Richter is one of my favourite writers, blurring
the line between participant and reporter'
*David Farrier, journalist behind Dark Tourist and Tickled*
'Thorough and compassionate . . . Cult Trip is a brittle, sensitive
book'
*Steve Braunias*
'What a book and what a writer! Cult Trip is an incredibly
immersive, intense and necessary reading experience put together
with doggedness and skill. The stories are heart-rending, told with
bravery and care.'
*Noelle McCarthy, author of Grand*
A 'powerful must read'
*Style*
'Cult Trip is incredibly painful and powerful - an eye opener, a
tour de force and a call for justice. Those voices of survivors
can't be silenced. Thanks to Anke Richter's courage and compassion,
they will be heard.'
*Janja Lalich, author of Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults
and Abusive Relationships*
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