Chosen

The chilling rise of a religious cult intertwined with the secret history of a family

The last time Dodie sees her mother alive, Stella is unusually busy, wearing a shabby, old red velvet dress. Soon after this, Dodie's brother, Seth, goes missing: the only trace of him is through postcards signed, "Yours in the Lord" sent from the Soul Life Center in New York. When Stella hangs herself, Dodie must leave her baby, Jake, at home and head cross the Atlantic to bring Seth back from this mysterious center. But when she arrives, Seth is always one day away from seeing her. She becomes drawn—not always willingly— into the Brothers and Sisters' communal living, meditation, fasting, and chanting. However, when baby Jake unexpectedly arrives at Soul Life, events take a shocking turn for Dodie.