The eighth house : a murder, a mother, an obsession
Segtnan, Linda2025
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Birgitta Sivander was brutally murdered one night in May 1948. The culprit was never found. Linda feels a deep connection to Birgitta, and in the months that follow she compulsively researches the case. Meanwhile, a life is taking root inside Linda; she is to have a daughter of her own. As she grapples with the wonder and anxiety of motherhood, she gradually pieces together Birgitta's story, closing in on the possible killer. Driven to redeem a lost child, Linda must find a way to lay Birgitta to rest. Moving and unputdownable, 'The Eighth House' is a shattering examination of why cycles of violence persist, and an invocation of the hope that new life brings.
Main title:
The eighth house : a murder, a mother, an obsession / Linda Segtnan ; translated by Elizabeth Clark Wessel.
Author:
Segtnan, Linda, authorWessel, Elizabeth Clark, translator
Imprint:
London : Ithaka, 2025.
Collation:
304 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Swedish.
ISBN:
9781804185315 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.152309485
LC class:
HV6535.S8
Local class:
364.152364.1523
Language:
EnglishSwedish
BRN:
4047938
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