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In Beth Lewiss exceptional fourth novel reporter James Morrow investigates the enigmatic cult deep in the Adirondack Mountains a group of people going to great lengths for a second chance at life

Welcome to Atlas What would you do for a second chance

Summer 1982 Deep in the Adirondack Mountains over three hundred people live offgrid in a secret community Atlas is a refuge for broken souls who long for a different life Founded by the enigmatic Sol the group now prepares for their final ceremony the opening of the Golden Door They believe they will cross to another world to a new life where their past decisions never ended in tragedy

James Morrow is a rookie New York City reporter intent on making his name with an expos of the crazy cult in the woods He secures an invitation to the camp on the condition he tell the world of its wonders but James is a sceptic Hes sure there must be more to the mysterious leader and his endgame than his followers have signed up for

James soon finds there is a darker side to the cult beyond the prayers and yellow robes A group of children are treated like gods there are iron strips embedded in the earth and nobody talks about whats behind the gates of Sols private sanctuary As James learns the stories of the members and how they came to be there he begins to understand the desperate nature of their beliefs a desperation he knows all too well

As the final ceremony draws near James must ask himself what will it cost them to reach this other life And is that a price hes willing to pay

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