Imarie Oberholzer

A psychologist risks her life to free her daughter from the control of a cult leader [and former lover]

Medea falls in love with a charming farmer and leaves her life behind in the city. But Medea struggles to find her place in her husband's dreams of transforming their dairy farm into a meat farm.

What happens when your worst enemy is the only person who can help you? In Ontwaak, the story revolves around Melissa Human, a psychiatrist who starts working at Noordlig, a home for extremely dangerous patients. But behind the high walls, more than just patients await her. She discovers a sinister cult, Horisonne, that has taken in her daughter, and is led by her ex-fiancé. To save her daughter, Melissa must cross her own boundaries and rely on a brilliant serial killer. However, every answer leads to a new danger; every choice has a price. This is not just a fight against a cult – it’s a fight against the darkest depths of the self.