Last House Before the Mountain (eBook)

Helfer Monika Helfer (Autor)

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2023
192 Seiten
Bloomsbury Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5266-5716-9 (ISBN)

Infos

'Beautiful and heartbreaking ... I absolutely loved it' Monica Ali, Sunday Times Bestselling author of Love Marriage'A poignant, captivating, beautifully woven family saga. As honest as Elena Ferrante, with the folkloric intensity of T a Obreht' Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of The ExilesMaria 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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.2.2023
• Übersetzer: Davidson Gillian Davidson
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• ISBN-10: 1-5266-5716-3 / 1526657163
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5266-5716-9 / 9781526657169