Treat Us Like Dogs and We Will Become Wolves

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Complicated cult drama exposes fragile human bonds.

If you're intrigued by the entanglement of charismatic leadership and vulnerable individuals, "Treat Us Like Dogs and We Will Become Wolves" might just grip you tightly. The duality of Gordon, the enigmatic leader, and the descent of Ivy and Brianna into the depths of his settlement, reveals a tangled web of ambition, belief, and identity wrapped in a provocative, rich narrative. It's a deep dive into human psychology and the power of influence that's likely to keep you pondering long after the last page.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Treat Us Like Dogs and We Will Become Wolves

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ISBN: 9780802119452
Authors: Carolyn Chute
Publisher: Grove Press
Date of Publication: 2014-11-04
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 2.84
(rated by 153 readers)

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It’s the height of summer, 1999, when the local newspaper, The Record Sun, receives numerous tipoffs from anonymous callers warning of violence, weapons stockpiling, and rampant child abuse at the nearby homeschool on Heart’s Content Road. Hungry for a big break into serious journalism, ingénue columnist Ivy Morelli sets out to meet the mysterious leader of the homeschool, Gordon St. Onge—referred to by many as “The Prophet.” Soon, Ivy ingratiates herself into the sprawling Settlement, a self-sufficient counterculture community that many locals fear to be a wild cult. Despite her initial skepticism—not to mention the Settlement’s ever-growing group of pregnant teenaged girls—Ivy finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gordon.Meanwhile, across town, Brianna, a gifted and disturbed teen with wild orange hair, paints her political and personal visions. At the behest of her brothers, Brianna joins the community. As her complicated, awkward relationship with Gordon unfolds, Brianna reveals herself to be a shy, yet passionate, individual, with a strange and troubling sexual past.As the newcomers are drawn deeper into Settlement life, Gordon’s powerful magnetism and strange duality are exposed, and those rumors that led to his initial investigation seem, at times, to be all too possible realities. When the Record Sun finally runs its piece on Gordon, the exposure has a startling and unexpected effect on
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If you're intrigued by the entanglement of charismatic leadership and vulnerable individuals, "Treat Us Like Dogs and We Will Become Wolves" might just grip you tightly. The duality of Gordon, the enigmatic leader, and the descent of Ivy and Brianna into the depths of his settlement, reveals a tangled web of ambition, belief, and identity wrapped in a provocative, rich narrative. It's a deep dive into human psychology and the power of influence that's likely to keep you pondering long after the last page.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.