Beautiful Revolutionary

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The thrilling new novel, inspired by the events at Jonestown in the 1970s. It’s the summer of 1968, and Evelyn Lynden is a woman at war with herself. Minister’s daughter. Atheist. Independent woman. Frustrated wife. Bitch with a bleeding heart. Following her conscientious-objector husband Lenny to the rural Eden of Evergreen Valley, California, Evelyn wants to be happy with their new life. Yet she finds herself disillusioned with Lenny’s passive ways — and anxious for a saviour. Enter the Reverend Jim Jones, the dynamic leader of a new revolutionary church . . . Meticulously researched and masterfully written, Beautiful Revolutionary explores the allure of the real-life charismatic leader who would destroy so many. It follows Evelyn as she is pulled into Jones’s orbit — an orbit it would prove impossible for her to leave. ‘Utterly intoxicating . . . Woollett is electric.’ Sarah Schmidt, author of See What I Have Done ‘Laura Elizabeth Woollett is an immense talent.’ Kayla Rae Whitaker, author of The Animators PRAISE FOR LAURA ELIZABETH WOOLLETT’S THE LOVE OF A BAD MAN: ‘Beautifully written — poised and elegant.’ Daily Mail ‘Outstanding.’ Emerald Street ‘Absorbing.’ Elle