{"product_id":"9781639733057","title":"Last House Before the Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of Elena Ferrante, Téa Obrecht, and Claire Keegan, the spellbinding, internationally bestselling, multigenerational family saga set in a fractured rural village in WWI Austria.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monika Helfer","offers":[{"title":"Bloomsbury |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-01-16","offer_id":44652672614655,"sku":"9781639733057","price":23.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7f769292-dd98-411b-8498-a4f7f72ed745.jpg?v=1704309018","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781639733057","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}