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Helfer, Monika,
1947-
Die Bagage
English.
Last house before the mountain :
a novel /
Monika Helfer ; translated by Gillian Davidson.
New York :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2023.
175 pages ;
22 cm.
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Translation of: Die Bagage.
"[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.
20230420.
In English, translated from the German.
World War, 1914-1918
Austria
Fiction.
Austria
20th century
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.
Davidson, Gillian,.