Entre Las Montanas/ Between the Mountains

from Cassandra2020

Homestead by Rosina Lippi - Very GoodA lovely little book set in a tiny village in the Austrian alps and concentrating on the Homesteads there: passed from generation to generation since time immemorial. It follows three particular Homesteads and their families from just before WW1 through to the...

from mirrani

The story of women from an Austrian village that spans from the early 1900s to the 70s. Watching the town change through time was interesting and seeing how the peoples' lives were intertwined was equally as interesting. I don't often enjoy books where you have to keep so many people straight tha...

from lauralkeet

There's a surprising amount of depth and meaning in this slim novel, that builds slowly and quietly through each of its 12 chapters. The story is set in a remote region of the Austrian alps, and told in the voices of women from 1909 to 1977, who managed life, love, and family on their rural homes...

from Sunjo

Fascinating account of life in an Austrian village, from 1909 till 1977. All as seen through the eyes of the women, trapped in their various ways in the conventions of a small, but ultimately supportive community. Each story was intertwined with all the others and although this was quite complica...

from michalsuz

Loved this very much, though sometimes writing a little kitsch, what saves it is the underlying strength, the things that are mentioned briefly or left to you to conclude, I want to read it again, always a good sign. In short: the book covers 70 years in one isolated Austrian village during the 2...