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by Suzanne Joinson (Author)
A haunting memoir of family secrets, cult survival, and the search for healing.
Suzanne Joinson recounts her childhood within the Divine Light Mission, a 1980s cult that fractured her family and left lasting scars. Years later, she seeks to understand the impact of esoteric practices and psychedelic experiences on her upbringing.
The Museum of Lost and Fragile Things explores mother-daughter dynamics and inherited trauma with delicate prose. Through salvaged objects and fragmented memories, Joinson pieces together a poignant story of resilience and reconciliation. For readers of literary memoirs and stories of self-discovery.
Author Biography
Suzanne Joinson is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, The Photographer's Wife andthe bestseller A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar. Her books are translated into fourteen languages. Suzanne won the New Writing Ventures Award, was longlisted for the IMPAC International Literary Fiction Award, and is a member of the Folio Academy. She has been published in The New York Times, the Guardian, and Conde Nast Traveller.
