The Premonition, Chris Bohjalian
The Premonition, Chris Bohjalian
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The Premonition
A Short Story Prequel to The Sleepwalker

Author: Chris Bohjalian

Narrator: Cady McClain

Unabridged: 1 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/29/2016


Synopsis

This mesmerizing original short story—a prequel to The Sleepwalker—from Chris Bohjalian, bestselling author of The Sandcastle Girls and The Guest Room, tells the tale of one strange summer when a pair of horses die, an odd boy moves to a small Vermont town, and a woman rises from her bed and disappears into the night.
 
Lianna Ahlberg is seventeen when a thunderstorm snaps a power line to the earth, electrifying the ground, the rain spreading the current like wildfire across the wet grass. Two horses are killed in the nearby field, unnerving the neighbors, upsetting the peculiar boy who has just moved in, and filling Lianna with a deep and abiding sense of dread. This is not the first unusual thing to happen that summer—a summer when Lianna’s mother begins to sleepwalk in the smallest hours of morning—and it will not be the last.

About The Author

CHRIS BOHJALIAN is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three books, including Hour of the Witch, The Red Lotus, Midwives, and The Flight Attendant, which has been made into an HBO Max limited series starring Kaley Cuoco. His other books include The Guest Room; Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands; The Sandcastle Girls; Skeletons at the Feast; and The Double Bind. His novels Secrets of Eden, Midwives, and Past the Bleachers were made into movies, and his work has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. He is also a playwright (Wingspan and Midwives). He lives in Vermont and can be found at chrisbohjalian.com or on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Litsy, and Goodreads, @chrisbohjalian


Reviews

Goodreads review by Howard on May 25, 2022

3 Stars for The Premonition: A Short Story Prequel to The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian read by Cady McClain. This was a interesting story. I read The Sleepwalker some time ago and I thought reading this might jog my memory about how that story went, but it didn’t really.......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on April 17, 2017

This short prequel is a wonderful introduction to Chris Bohjalian's "The Sleepwalker". Quick, creepy and leaves you wanting more!......more

Goodreads review by Sheila on October 09, 2017

2 stars--it was OK. I read this because I really enjoyed The Sleepwalker, and it was nice to visit Lianna again (a character I was fond of in that book). However, I don't think this added anything at all to the novel or its characters, and generally seemed unnecessary.......more

Goodreads review by PinkAmy loves books, cats and naps on March 28, 2024

On a rainy evening in rural Vermont, a teenager thinks she has a PREMONITION before lightning kills two horses at a nearby farm. At home, her mother does bizarre things while sleepwalking. Nearby, an odd boy obsesses about medieval times. This prequel to to Chris Bohjalian's upcoming novel THE SLEEPW......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on December 31, 2016

Can't wait to dive into The Sleepwalker now!......more