{"product_id":"9781529003192","title":"Hinterland","description":"\u003cb\u003eA poignant, heartbreaking story depicting the quiet heroism of ordinary people in the face of suffering, and the struggle to live a normal life as the world falls apart around them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1944 and Veit Kolbe, a young German soldier, injured fighting in Russia, is recovering in a village below Drachenwand mountain, close to Salzburg in Austria. Here he meets Margot and Margarete, two young women who share his hope that sometime, sooner or later, life will begin again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe war is lost but how long will it take before it finally comes to its end? Arno Geiger's \u003ci\u003eHinterland,\u003c\/i\u003e translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch, tells of Veit's nightmares and the strangely normal life of the small village, of the Brazilian who dreams of returning to Rio de Janeiro, of the landlady and her rallying calls, of Margarete the teacher with whom Veit falls in love, but who doesn't return his affection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Veit's wounds are healed his next call-up orders arrive. The military outlook for Germany and Austria looks increasingly grim and Veit's luck has run out.","brand":"Arno Geiger","offers":[{"title":"Pan Macmillan |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-10-31","offer_id":44230073712895,"sku":"9781529003192","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a03847ad-5a25-4134-9a28-335c8e3ecdf3.jpg?v=1693000271","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781529003192","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}