Last house before the mountain : a novel
Struggling against starvation in the harsh alpine climate of western Austria, Maria tries to provide for her family during World War I and faces a desperate choice that will affect the lives of her family for generations.
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Families > Austria > Fiction. World War, 1914-1918 > Austria > Fiction. |
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Historical fiction. Domestic fiction. |
- ISBN: 9781635579871 (hardcover)
- Physical Description 175 pages ; 22 cm
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Language Note: | Translated from the German. |
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Last House Before the Mountain
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Last House Before the Mountain
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER For readers of Ian McEwan, Elena Ferrante, and Julie Orringer, the spellbinding, internationally bestselling, multigenerational family saga set in a fractured rural village in WWI Austria. 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.