During this time, they're prohibited from contact with the rest of the world-no Internet, no phones, no exceptions. On a private island off the coast of Maine, Wisewood's guests commit to six-month stays. She told Natalie she was sure there was something more out there. The last time they spoke, Kit was slogging from mundane workdays to obligatory happy hours to crying in the shower about their dead mother. Natalie Collins hasn't heard from her sister in more than half a year.
We'll keep your secrets if you keep ours. Human beings can, of course, manipulate one another to extremes, but there's no such thing as taking over.From the USA Today bestselling and Edgar-nominated author of Darling Rose Gold comes a dark, thrilling novel about two sisters-one trapped in the clutches of a cult, the other in a web of her own lies. That's simply not true.Īnother surprise was learning that brainwashing isn't real. We tend to view cult members with disdain, judge them as naïve at best or unintelligent at worst. On the cult front, I was most surprised to learn that pretty much anyone can be taken in by a cult if you catch them at the right-or wrong-time in their life. I also did a ton of research on mentalism, self-help retreats, fear, pain, and persuasion. I read books and articles and listened to podcasts about some of the most famous cults: Peoples Temple, Heaven's Gate, the Manson Family, FLDS, the Rajneeshpuram community, and NXIVM. What kind of research did you do for the novel? Did anything surprise you? It explores the light and dark sides of belief. This Might Hurt is a story about pain, fear, and endurance. I think the opening scene is the most gruesome! From there, the action becomes significantly less… repulsive. With a title like This Might Hurt, is there anything you'd like to warn readers about before they dip in? Interview Stephanie Wrobel discusses her second novel, This Might Hurt, set inside an East Coast cult.
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