{"product_id":"9781526657145","title":"Last House Before the Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Helfer, Monika \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 09\/11\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 192 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781526657145,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Beautiful and heartbreaking ... I absolutely loved it' Monica Ali, Sunday Times Bestselling author of Love Marriage‘The whole, biographically inspired family drama tells of the greatest feelings we have: Love, anger, envy and grief’ Meike Schnitzler, BrigitteMaria 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42293546909740,"sku":"9781526657145","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/products\/9781526657145.jpg?v=1702935496","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9781526657145","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}