Last House Before the Mountain
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 9 November 2023
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9781526657145
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages192 pages
- Size 196x128x10 mm
- Weight 140 g
- Language English 461
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Long description:
'Beautiful and heartbreaking ... I absolutely loved it' MONICA ALI
'A poignant, captivating, beautifully woven family saga. As honest as Elena Ferrante, with the folkloric intensity of Tï¿1⁄2a Obreht' CHRISTINA BAKER KLINE
'The final moving paragraph strikes the reader like a knife to the heart' OBSERVER
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.
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 to seduce 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, with consequences that will affect the lives of her family for generations to come.
Based on the award-winning Austrian novelist's own family history, this is a propulsive, haunting story about love, family and the hidden wages of war.
'A masterclass in literary compression. Helfer brings a whole world of wonder, loss and deep, deep longing to indelible life' LAIRD HUNT
