Last House Before the Mountain

Author(s): Helfer, Monika
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 09/11/2023,
Pagination: 192 pages,
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781526657145,
Description:

‘Beautiful and heartbreaking … I absolutely loved it’ Monica Ali, Sunday Times Bestselling author of Love MarriageThe whole, biographically inspired family drama tells of the greatest feelings we have: Love, anger, envy and grief Meike Schnitzler, BrigitteMaria 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.