{"product_id":"last-house-before-the-mountain-9781635579871","title":"Last House Before the Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaria 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on the internationally bestselling and award-winning Austrian novelist Monika Helfer's own family history, \u003ci\u003eLast House Before the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e is a propulsive, haunting, multi-layered saga about love, family, and the hidden wages of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonika Helfer \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling author of novels, short stories, and children's books, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eLöwenherz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVati\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDie Bagage \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eLast House Before the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e). This is her first novel to be translated into English. She lives in Hohenems, Austria. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGillian Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator based in London. \u003ci\u003eLast House Before the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e is her first published work of translation.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50673833672978,"sku":"9781635579871","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_96ab72cf-9b80-44b4-baf5-df3d2c1ac69a.jpg?v=1733844715","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/last-house-before-the-mountain-9781635579871","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}