- Audiobook
- 2023
- 5 hrs 27 mins
- Bloomsbury Publishing
Title
Last House Before the Mountain
Description
Bloomsbury presents Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer, read by Kristin Atherton.
'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, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of The Exiles
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.
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Product details
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Title:
Last House Before the Mountain
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Language:
EN
ISBN Audio:
9781526657183
Publication date:
February 15, 2023
translated by:
Keywords:
WW1 World War 1 Austria First World War Historical Fiction Autofiction Based on a true storyinternational bestseller internationally bestselling award prize winning author critically acclaimedforbidden love family saga generational trauma grief doomed lovealpine mountain village forest poverty starvation snow
Duration
5 hrs 27 mins
Product type
AUDIO
Explicit:
No
Audio drama:
No
Unabridged:
Yes
About the author:
Monika Helfer is the bestselling author of novels, short stories, and children's books, including, most recently, Vati [Daddy], Die Bagage [Last House Before the Mountain], and Die Bar im Freien [The Outdoor Bar]. This is her first novel to be translated into English. She lives in Hohenems, Austria.
Gillian Davidson is a literary translator based in London. She greatly admires Monika Helfer's work and Last House Before the Mountain is her first published work of translation.
