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

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;

About the author

Elizabeth Clark Wessel has translated books by Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde, Carolina Setterwall, Kristina Lugn, Joakim Zander, and many others. Her co-translation of Astroecology by Johannes Heldén was longlisted for the 2018 Best Translated Book Award, and her translation of Knock Knock by Anders Roslund was recently shortlisted for the Petrona Award. A collection of her poetry, None of It Belongs to Me, is forthcoming in 2024 from Game Over Books.Linda Segtnan was born in 1986 and works as a historical researcher in Stockholm. The Eighth House is her first book.

Summary

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;

Foreword

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.

Product details

• Authors: Linda Segtnan
• Assisted by: Elizabeth Clark Wessel (Translation), Wessel Elizabeth Clark (Translation)
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.04.2024
• EAN: 9781804184318
• ISBN: 978-1-80418-431-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 224 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 450 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; True Crime, TRUE CRIME / General, TRUE CRIME / Murder / General, Sweden, True crime: serial killers and murderers