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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Helfer, Monika, 1947-     Subjects     World War, 1914-1918 -- Austria -- Fiction.     Austria -- 20th century -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Helfer, Monika, 1947-       by title:      Last house before th...       by call number:      FICTION HEL     Search the Web     Helfer, Monika, 1947-     World War, 1914-1918 -- Austria -- Fiction.     Austria -- 20th century -- Fiction.       MARC Display

Last house before the mountain : a novel / Monika Helfer ; translated by Gillian Davidson. by Helfer, Monika, 1947- Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023. Call #: FICTION HEL Subjects World War, 1914-1918 -- Austria -- Fiction.   Austria -- 20th century -- Fiction. ISBN:  9781635579871 (hc.) Description:  175 p. ; 22 cm. Notes:  First published in 2020 in Germany as Die Bagage. In English, translated from the German. Summary:  "[T]he [...] 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" --Provided by publisher. Genre:  Historical fiction. War fiction. German fiction -- Translations into English. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION HEL Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Fiction FICTION HEL Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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