Journeying from Evangelical youth gatherings and traditional Quaker meetings to a silent Jesuit retreat on the Welsh coast, Lamorna Ash discovered a religion quite unlike the basic knowledge of hymns and prayers she had encountered through her Church of England primary school. Inspired initially by the unexpected conversion of two of her friends, Lamorna was fascinated to explore and investigate this recurring phenomenon: in an age of increasing disconnection and apathy, young people were seeking a more relevant spiritual strength of their own. Disenchanted by the traditional religions, a new generation has begun to look for different answers.

After all, as this spellbinding book reminds us with such lyrical sensitivity, the universal need to nourish our souls will remain forever.

‘A new star of non-fiction.’

William Dalrymple