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Last House Before the Mountain

By: Monika Helfer, Gillian Davidson
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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Summary

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.
©2023 Monika Helfer, Gillian Davidson (P)2023 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Family Life Genre Fiction World War I
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"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 Téa Obreht." (Christina Baker Kline, number one New York Times bestselling author of The Exiles)

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Masterful narration

The book skips back and forth between times which is a surprise the first time but you quickly get used to it. And once you do, (and the narration helps with that), it's a beautiful story. My favourite scene was the biting of the hand which had me laughing out loud

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