The Premonition at Withers Farm

Title: The Premonition at Withers Farm

Author: Jaime Jo Wright

Publisher: Bethany House

Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense, Historical, Dual-time

Source: Library

My Review:

I know if I want a story that will keep me guessing until the very end to read Jaime Jo Wright. The Premonition at Withers Farm fit the bill perfectly.

However, I have mixed feelings on the book. I am not entirely sure how to review it. I am not into spiritualism and seances and this book has it in spades. But, there are eventually explanations for how everything worked. 

Read for:

• redemption in a troubled marriage
• ghost sightings
• unexpected twists
• serious creep factor
• eerie nursery rhyme
• chickens
• impossible to figure out who the murders are in both timelines
  

I wasn't quite ready to let this story go when I finished the book. So, while I have mixed feelings, I enjoyed it overall. It is exceptionally well-written and captivating.

Trigger warnings: mental health issues, mentioned miscarriages, depression

★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

In 1910 Michigan, Perliett VanHilton is a self-proclaimed rural healer, leaving the local doctor, George Wasziak, convinced she practices quackery. It doesn't help that her mother, Maribeth VanHilton, is a Spiritualist who regularly offers her services to help others speak to their dearly departed. But when Perliett is targeted by a superstitious killer, she relies on both George and an intriguing newcomer for help.

In the present day, life has not developed the way Molly Wasziak dreamed. Facing depression after multiple miscarriages, Molly is adapting to her husband's purchase of a new farm. A search for a family tree pulls Molly deep into a vintage web of deceptions, made more mysterious by the disturbing shadows and sounds in the old farmhouse.

Perliett fights for her life, and Molly seeks renewed purpose for hers as she uncovers the records of the dead. Will their voices be heard, or will time silence their truths forever?