THE EIGHTH HOUSE

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