The second in Helfer’s Austrian wartime trilogy. The first, Last House Before the Mountain (pbk, 9.99) came out last year and was much admired.
Library for the War-Wounded
£16.99
Edition:Hardback978152665733615/02/2024
Categories: 04. New Year 2024: Fiction, Fiction, New Year 2024
Tags: Austria, Fiction in Translation, Historical Novels, WW2
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