{"product_id":"the-oracles-daughter-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-american-cult-harrison-hill-hardcover","title":"The Oracle's Daughter: The Rise and Fall of an American Cult -- Harrison Hill, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"Terrifying, gripping, all true. I couldn't put it down.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eStephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Excellent...told with rare sensitivity...Hill is an extremely skilled writer, and his conscientious, measured reporting is a gift...The immediacy with which Hill portrays [his subjects'] conflicted longings gives the book the propulsive feel of a novel.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA \"deeply compelling\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) chronicle of the rise and fall of a woman-led cult--and the enduring allure of extremism across America's turbulent religious history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a cool fall night in 1999, twenty-six-year-old Sarah Green crept out of her house, retrieved a backpack from its hiding place, and ran for her life. She was escaping not just the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps, a paramilitary religious cult based in the New Mexico desert, but also the cruelty of the cult's leader--her mother, Deborah. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this \"incredible new book\" (\u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e), Harrison Hill traces the \"extraordinary\" twists and turns (NPR) of the group's development, from its early days as an outgrowth of the 1960s counterculture, through its descent into conspiracy-fueled abuse, to the explosive trial that would lead to its downfall. \u003ci\u003eThe Oracle's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of three women--Deborah, the group's founder and self-proclaimed oracle; Maura, one of its first members; and Sarah, Deborah's daughter--bound together by a punitive, baroque set of radical beliefs and practices, including exorcism, kidnapping, and the horrific mistreatment of those who fell out of the leaders' favor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though ACMTC was radical in its beliefs and deprivations, its history provides a window into the broader sweep of American faith. \u003ci\u003eThe Oracle's Daughter \u003c\/i\u003ealso explores the fascinating world of cults--and gives \"a bracing sense of how mainstream the fringe can get\" (\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harrison Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\/7\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.85 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.1\" H x 6\" L x 1.3\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781668018873\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51306988241200,"sku":"9781668018873","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781668018873_93697015-e75c-4c94-88c0-0cc1ff8a02bd.jpg?v=1784240833","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/the-oracles-daughter-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-american-cult-harrison-hill-hardcover","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}