{"product_id":"seductive-poison-a-jonestown-survivors-story-of-life-and-death-in-the-peoples-temple-9780385489843","title":"Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this haunting and riveting firsthand account, a survivor of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple opens up the shadowy world of cults and shows how anyone can fall under their spell. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A suspenseful tale of escape that reads like a satisfying thriller.... The most important personal testimony to emerge from the Jonestown tragedy.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA high-level member of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple for seven years, Deborah Layton escaped his infamous commune in the Guyanese jungle, leaving behind her mother, her older brother, and many friends. She returned to the United States with warnings of impending disaster, but her pleas for help fell on skeptical ears, and shortly thereafter, in November 1978, the Jonestown massacre shocked the world. \u003ci\u003eSeductive Poison\u003c\/i\u003e is both an unflinching historical document and a suspenseful story of intrigue, power, and murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDEBORAH LAYTON was born in Tooele, Utah, in 1953. She grew up in Berkeley, California, and attended high school in Yorkshire, England. After her escape from Jonestown, Guyana, in May 1978, she worked on the trading floor of an investment banking firm in San Francisco. She lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410812211474,"sku":"9780385489843","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4241dc29-5520-495f-ae08-1b297b55897f.jpg?v=1729308548","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/seductive-poison-a-jonestown-survivors-story-of-life-and-death-in-the-peoples-temple-9780385489843","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}