Description
Thy Will Be Done
Book Summary
This book tells the true story of Patricia Aguilar, a young woman from Elche who, at eighteen, crossed the ocean in search of spiritual answers and ended up trapped in a cult in the Peruvian jungle. The work reconstructs her captivity, manipulation, and rescue, offering her testimony in the first person for the first time. It is a harrowing account of how the yearning for salvation can turn into a death trap, and a tribute to the tenacity of a family that did not give up until they set her free.
What is it about?
Patricia Aguilar was an ordinary teenager when she found Félix Steven Manrique on the internet, a guru who promised a path to enlightenment. Convinced that she was to repopulate the world with him after the apocalypse, she traveled to Peru. There, she was enslaved, isolated, and forced to live in subhuman conditions. For a year and a half, while caring for four children and her own newborn daughter, her family in Spain launched a desperate investigation that, with the help of private individuals and authorities, managed to locate and rescue her. The book reveals the mechanisms of cult control, psychological submission, and the fight to regain freedom.
Main Themes
- Psychological manipulation in contemporary cults.
- Recruitment of vulnerable young people through the internet.
- Captivity and gender-based violence in cult contexts.
- Family investigation and transnational rescue.
- Testimonial account of a victim of abuse and mind control.
Who is it recommended for?
For readers interested in true crime chronicles, survival biographies, studies on cults and manipulation, as well as those looking for stories of overcoming adversity and justice. It is also relevant reading for professionals in psychology, social work, and criminology.
What this book offers
- A direct and chilling testimony from the victim's perspective.
- A detailed reconstruction of the cult recruitment and control process.
- The chronicle of an exemplary family investigation that achieved what the authorities initially could not.
- A reflection on adolescent vulnerability in the digital environment.
- The denunciation of a cult leader's crimes and the closure of a real case.
Technical Data
- Author: Lozano, Vanesa
- Publisher: EDITORIAL ALREVES, S.L
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: Biography and true stories, true crime, literary essays, contemporary cults and sects
- Collection: NON-FICTION
- Publication date: September 2020
- Number of pages: 312
- Weight: 617 g
Editorial Review
This work stands out for its journalistic rigor and its focus on the victim's voice, avoiding sensationalism. The author succeeds in conveying the anguish of captivity and the complexity of cult manipulation, while offering an agile and well-documented narrative. It is an essential book for those seeking to understand the mechanisms of modern cults and the courage required to escape them.