Tag Archives: Vati

Lionheart- Loewenherz- by Monika Helfer

Posted on December 6, 2023 by mandywight

What a pleasure to reconnect with the world of Monika Helfer and die Bagage- the riff-raff. Löwenherz, Lionheart, is the final novel in Monika Helfer’s family story. The trilogy starts, in die Bagage, with her grandmother, then goes on to … Continue reading →

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Peak reads of 2021!

Posted on January 5, 2022 by mandywight

So better late than never, here are my top 10 reads of 2021 and it’s no surprise to anyone to see that my faible is for translated fiction: 6 of the 10 are translated fiction, and 5 are published by … Continue reading →

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Vati- Daddy- by Monika Helfer

Posted on March 15, 2021 by mandywight

Vati, by Austrian writer Monika Helfer, follows on from her novel die Bagage, The Riff-Raff, which is an imaginative reconstruction of her grandmother’s life in rural Austria during the First World War. This time, Monika Helfer turns her attention to … Continue reading →

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