{"product_id":"9781526657138-last-house-before-the-mountain","title":"Last House Before the Mountain","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful and heartbreaking . I absolutely loved it'\u003c\/b\u003e Monica Ali, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLove Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA poignant, captivating, beautifully woven family saga. As honest as Elena Ferrante, with the folkloric intensity of Téa Obreht\u003c\/b\u003e' Christina Baker Kline, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling author of The Exiles\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40698243285089,"sku":"9781526657138","price":16.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27997838.jpg?v=1775070805","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526657138-last-house-before-the-mountain","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}