Sorcerer's Apprentice: My Life with Carlos Castaneda
“Truth hurts … and so doesSorcerer’s Apprentice.Amy Wallace’s harrowing  account of her years as Carlos Castaneda’s lover and disciple is a cautionary tale  for our times, the story of a woman whose search for meaning took her to the brink,  and damned near cost her everything. In this painfully honest memoir, she takes us  deep inside the Castaneda cult and shows us the mind games, ego trips, and petty  cruelties that wore the guise of wisdom. ‘Pay no attention to the man behind the  curtain!’ the Wizard once tried to tell Dorothy. Amy Wallace has ripped the curtain  down, and laid the wizard bare for all to see.”—George R.R. Martin, author ofA  Game of Thrones"Amy Wallace expertly maps the territory where mysticism merges into insanity, or  perhaps the unmarked land between screwball comedy and terrifying tragedy. I can’t  recall a stranger, sadder narrative than this."—Carolyn See, author ofMaking a  Literary Life"Having grown up reading Carlos Castaneda's  books and finding them intriguing and enlightening like many countless  others, I was shocked when I stumbled across Amy Wallace's book. I cannot recommend it enough. It certainly will change your perspective on the scenario and  raise awareness of the horrors of cults—and of how sometimes hell lurks right around the corner."—Jeffery Pritchett, Examiner.com“Sorcerer’s Apprenticeis a haunting and brutally honest memoir  that reads like a tender love story and, at the same time, a taut psychological thriller.  Amy Wallace writes with wisdom, grace, courage, and candor about one of the most  charismatic figures of all our times, and she allows us to witness both the splendor  and the danger of entrusting one’s fate to a powerful man or woman.”—Jonathan Kirsch,  author ofThe Harlot by the Side of the RoadandThe Woman Who Laughed at God"I  simply could not put this book down. Amy Wallace’s relationship with Carlos Castaneda  was transformative, exciting, abusive, and painful. This is a cautionary tale, containing  essential insights for all of us. Thank you, Amy, for having the courage to tell  your story so that others may learn from it, and from the redemptive powers of your  own healing."—Susan Piver, author ofThe Hard Questions