Last House Before the Mountain

The whole, biographically inspired family drama tells of the greatest feelings we have: Love, anger, envy and grief '' Meike Schnitzler, Brigitte '' Every sentence resonates in hazy, indescribable beauty '' Alexander Solloch, NDR Kultur Maria and Josef live with their children in a valley in westernmost Austria. When the First World War breaks out and Josef is drafted into the army, Maria is left to provide for her family alone. Every day is a struggle against starvation, the harsh alpine climate and the hostile nearby villagers who see Maria as little more than a beautiful temptress out for the men left behind. But when a red-haired stranger arrives in the village, Maria feels happiness seep back into her life and she faces a choice whose consequences will affect the lives of her family for generations to come.Based on the internationally bestselling and award-winning Austrian novelist Monika Helfer''s own family history, Last House Before the Mountain is a propulsive, haunting, multi-layered saga about love, family, and the hidden wages of war.>

Product details

• Authors: Monika Helfer, HELFER MONIKA
• Assisted by: Gillian Davidson (Translation), Davidson Gillian (Translation)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2023
• EAN: 9781526657138
• ISBN: 978-1-5266-5713-8
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Partnership, sexuality; FICTION / Sagas, Fiction & related items, FICTION / Family Life / General, Historical fiction, Family life fiction, Family & relationships, First World War fiction