Astraphobia by Paul Grant

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Lightning has stalked the McKenzie family for three generations, striking seemingly at

random, but always taking a first born. Who will be next to fall victim to The McKenzie

Curse?

Astraphobia (fear of lightning) is set in Saskatchewan because I love the place, and

because it’s one of the most lightning-prone places on the planet, with more than

600,000 strikes every year, most of them in the summer. The story was inspired by

events around Moose Jaw in 1890. Henry Battell, his daughter, and his daughter’s

friend were all killed when lightning came down the chimney, through the cast iron

stove, and across the kitchen to where they were sitting. Battell’s cousin, David Hawke,

was also struck by lightning and killed.

Despite the dire consequences for the McKenzies and the Batells, there is only a one in a

million chance of a person being struck by lightning in any given year, although men are

four times as likely as women to be struck by lightning. The average age of a person

struck by lightning is thirty-seven, and ninety per cent of them survive.

Astraphobia is a perfect novel for the cabin or the beach, part of BWL’s Paranormal

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