▁book ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁an ▁incident ▁in ▁which ▁De ▁Fel it ta ' s ▁young ▁son ▁began ▁displaying ▁unusual ▁tal ents ▁and ▁interests , ▁leading ▁an ▁occ ult ist ▁to ▁suggest ▁to ▁De ▁Fel it ta ▁that ▁the ▁child ▁might ▁be ▁remember ing ▁a ▁previous ▁life . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁sequ el , ▁For ▁Love ▁of ▁Aud rey ▁Rose . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁adapted ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁ ▁Plot ▁syn opsis ▁ ▁Bill ▁and ▁Jan ice ▁Temple ton ' s ▁peace ful ▁lives ▁are ▁cast ▁into ▁cha os ▁when ▁a ▁strange ▁man ▁begins ▁fix ating ▁on ▁their ▁eleven - year - old ▁daughter ▁I vy . ▁This ▁st alk ing ▁seems ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁I vy ' s ▁hor rible ▁night ▁terror s ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁be ats ▁at ▁the ▁windows ▁and ▁sc ream s . ▁One ▁night ▁while ▁I vy ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁episodes , ▁the ▁stranger ▁contacts ▁them ▁directly ▁and ▁introdu ces ▁himself ▁as ▁Elli ot ▁Ho over . ▁ ▁Ho over ▁explains ▁to ▁the ▁Temple tons ▁that ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁their ▁three - year - old ▁daughter , ▁Aud rey ▁Rose , ▁in ▁a ▁fier y ▁car ▁crash . ▁To ▁he al ▁his ▁mental ▁an gu ish , ▁he ▁visited ▁a ▁cla ir voy ant ▁who ▁revealed ▁that ▁his ▁daughter ▁had ▁been ▁immediately ▁ ▁re inc arn ated ▁as ▁another ▁young ▁girl ▁born