Lights of the Mountains

Switzerland, 1872. Every time, accompanying her father during the transportation of goods across the dangerous Gotthard Pass, Helena dreams of joining the family business, although her mother Anna looks sideways at her daughter's participation in such trips. But with the... beginning of the construction of the Gotthard railway tunnel, the peaceful life of the family comes to an end, as more and more Italian workers arrive in the rapidly growing village. Among them is Piero, a miner from Piedmont, who has been fortunate enough to rent a room in the Herger family's house. Strangers are not liked in the village, and Helena's father will clearly not approve of his daughter's relationship with the new tenant, yet the girl falls hopelessly in love with the charming Italian…

Author: Карин Зеемайер

Printhouse: Inostranka

Series: Through the Glass

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2025

ISBN: 9785389261686

Number of pages: 464

Size: 217x148x25 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 574 g

ID: 1697599

Switzerland, 1872. Every time, accompanying her father during the transportation of goods across the dangerous Gotthard Pass, Helena dreams of joining the family business, although her mother Anna looks sideways at her daughter's participation in such trips. But with the beginning of the construction of the Gotthard railway tunnel, the peaceful life of the family comes to an end, as more and more Italian workers arrive in the rapidly growing village. Among them is Piero, a miner from Piedmont, who has been fortunate enough to rent a room in the Herger family's house. Strangers are not liked in the village, and Helena's father will clearly not approve of his daughter's relationship with the new tenant, yet the girl falls hopelessly in love with the charming Italian…

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