Description
| Product ID: | 9781804184318 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Eighth House |
| Subtitle: | A murder, a mother, a haunting |
| Authors: | Author: Linda Segtnan, Elizabeth Clark Wessel |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | Memoirs, Memoirs, True crime, True crime, Sweden |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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; ''This is an extraordinary book. It moves in and around you like a ghost. I feel lucky to have experienced it'' -- Daisy Johnson - author of Everything UnderIn the archives of the national library, a researcher named Linda sees a nine year-old girl''s face in the pages of a yellowed newspaper, and the seed of an obsession is planted in her mind. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Bonnier Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Bonnier Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-04-25 |
