Last House Before The Mountain Av Monika Helfer

<b>''Beautiful and heartbreaking ... I absolutely loved it''</b> Monica Ali, <i>Sunday Times</i> Bestselling author of <i>Love Marriage</i>¿<b>The whole, biographically inspired family drama tells of the greatest feelings we have: Love, anger, envy and grief</b>¿ <i>Meike Schnitzler, Brigitte</i>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, <i>