Summary: Malcolm Tully, the young owner of a pastry shop in suburban Chicago, would never dream of joining a religious cult, let alone leading one. But when he starts a discussion group to liven up Saturday nights at the shop, events quickly spiral out of control. Kathleen Maher‘s book “Diary of a Heretic” is a comic novel about the outlandish rise and fall of Religion Without Rules, a spiritual movement with Malcolm as reluctant leader and Carlos, his pastry chef, as instigator and financial mastermind. Malcolm discovers his hidden talents for charismatic preaching and money begins to flow in. But as the movement outgrows the pastry shop and sprouts international ambitions, the foundations are wobbling. Malcolm’s diary entries during the wild ride swing with his moods: from panic at being thrust onstage, to exultation as he gains confidence, to dark eroticism as his love/hate relationship with Carlos becomes physical, and ultimately to peace as the cult begins its inevitable collapse. More below the media player. Listen to Kathleen Maher The Indie Author Life Do indie authors let their kids read their works-in-progress? Kathleen Maher recently posted on Facebook, “Keeping The Kids Safe From My Writing”: During the years in which my [...]Similar Posts:It’s Not Snooping – Read This…Inside The Mind of a Serial KillerParanoid? Or is Someone Really Out to Get Her?Have You Met Any Indie Authors Recently?Barb Stark, Psychologist, Who Doesn’t Believe in… The post Meet Malcolm Tully, Reluctant Cult Leader appeared first on The Bookcast.
