The eighth house : a murder, a mother, an obsession / Linda Segtnan ; translated by Elizabeth Clark Wessel.

Segtnan, Linda, author
Wessel, Elizabeth Clark, translator

London : Ithaka, 2025.

304 pages ; 20 cm

Translated from the Swedish.

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.

9781804185315 (pbk)

364.152309485

HV6535.S8

364.152
364.1523

English
Swedish

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