The Make-Believe : A memoir of magic and madness

'He sat me down in a chair and he told me, in no uncertain terms, that magic was real.'

This is the true story of a spiritual awakening that turned into a mental breakdown. At the age of twenty-seven, an actress joins a wellness organisation and falls in love with its leader. She is sectioned for a psychotic break and diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

The Make-Believe is a deeply personal account of these events. It is a wild ride, a searching attempt for understanding and a call for radical empathy. Lyrical and playful, exploring light and dark, it takes readers on a journey to the edges of reality, to a seductive and dangerous world where magic seems possible.

Author: Hannah Murray

c 1990 to c 2000, 21st century, Individual actors & performers, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Memoirs, Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects

Published on 28 May 2026 by Cornerstone.