'Evocative and poetic. <i>The Eighth House</i> contrasts all the hope that comes with bringing life into the world with the terror of knowing the danger that can lie ahead. The result is fascinating, chilling and utterly haunting'

- Catherine Cho, author of Inferno: A memoir of motherhood and madness

'Thoroughly researched and philosophically vigorous, it is an alarmingly compulsive read ... an original and captivating addition to a wave of women's writing subverting the power structures behind the stories they tell'

- Alice Kinsella, The Irish Times

'At once a frank, compelling, and rigorous account of a terrible murder, and a haunting depiction of a mother's ferocious love. I could not put <i>The Eighth House</i> down.'

- Ellena Savage, author of Blueberries

'Thrilling in narrative scope, and for the depth of its honesty and insight. <i>The Eighth House</i> weaves the ambivalent experience of early motherhood with a relentless pursuit of truth and justice for young women and girls. This book shows one woman's determination to confront darkness with unwavering resolve and hope'

- Livia Franchini, author of Shelf Life

'<i>The Eighth House</i> is a story about love and love's failures, both terrible and true. Segtnan writes with such clarity and moral precision. An important contribution to the literature of motherhood'

- Clare Pollard, author of Delphi

'An extraordinary book, I was captivated.'

- Sarah Tarlow, author of The Archaeology of Loss

'An exceptional book'

- Andrew Hankinson, The Spectator