Last House Before the Mountain -- Monika Helfer, Hardcover

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

For readers of Ian McEwan, Elena Ferrante, and Julie Orringer, the spellbinding, internationally bestselling, 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.

Author: Monika Helfer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 04/11/2023
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.79w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9781635579871

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/13/2023
Booklist 03/01/2023 pg. 32

About the Author

Monika Helfer is the bestselling author of novels, short stories, and children's books, including, most recently, Löwenherz, Vati, and Die Bagage (Last House Before the Mountain). This is her first novel to be translated into English. She lives in Hohenems, Austria.

Gillian Davidson is a literary translator based in London. Last House Before the Mountain is her first published work of translation.