The Eighth House: A mother, a murder, an obsession

di Linda Segtnan (Autore)

Elizabeth Clark Wessel (Traduttore)

Bonnier Books Ltd, 2025

'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 Under In 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.

• Autore: Linda Segtnan
• Traduttore: Elizabeth Clark Wessel
• Editore: Bonnier Books Ltd
• Anno: 2025
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 304 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 129 mm
• Peso: 234 gr.
• EAN: 9781804185315

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