Last House Before the Mountain

'Beautiful and heartbreaking ... I absolutely loved it' Monica Ali, Sunday Times Bestselling author of Love Marriage ' The whole, biographically inspired family drama tells of the greatest feelings we have: Love, anger, envy and grief ' Meike Schnitzler, Brigitte 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 be autiful 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. EAN: 9781526657145 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 09.11.2023 Produktform: Kartoniert Beilage: Paperback Autoren: Helfer, Monika Übersetzung: Davidson, Gillian Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 175 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Historical / World War I Keyword: WW1 World War 1 Austria First World War Historical Fiction Autofiction Based on a true story; international bestseller internationally bestselling award prize winning author critically acclaimed; forbidden love family saga generational trauma grief doomed love; alpine mountain village forest poverty starvation snow Fachschema: Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Österreichische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Weltkrieg 1914/18 / Roman, Erzählung~Beziehung (psychologisch, sozial) Fachkategorie: Familienleben~Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik~Ratgeber: Familie und Partnerschaft, Kriegsromane: Erster Weltkrieg Zeitraum: c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period) Text Sprache: eng Verlag: Bloomsbury UK Länge: 198 mm Breite: 132 mm Höhe: 15 mm Gewicht: 140 gr Genre: Importe