Last house before the mountain / Monika Helfer ; translated by Gillian Davidson.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: London : Bloomsbury publishing, 2023ISBN: 9781526657138; 9781526658807Uniform titles: Bagage. English Subject(s): 1900-1999 | Families -- Austria -- Fiction | World War, 1914-1918 -- Austria -- Fiction | Villages -- Austria -- Fiction | Strangers -- Fiction | Austria -- 20th century -- Fiction | AustriaGenre/Form: Historical fiction. | Domestic fiction. | Fiction. | Historical fiction. | Novels. | Historical fiction. | Domestic fiction. | Novels.DDC classification: 833 Other classification: Summary: "The 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 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" --
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First published in 2020 in Germany as Die Bagage by Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG.
"The 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 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" --
Translated from the German.
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