Verschüttete Milch

This book and its heroine - “Die Kleine”/Juli/Juliane - effortlessly charmed its way into my heart. A childhood in the Austrian mountains during and after WWII. Despite the influx of evacuees and a general scarcity of food and money, it is still a childhood full of wonder, adventures and shenanigans. Juliane's story from birth to early adolescence, the revolving door of nannies, her loyal animal friends, the complexities of a large hotelier family, supply the content for a flow of memories and little vignettes (occasionally reminding me of [b:The Summer Book 79550 The Summer Book Tove Jansson https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1390613592l/79550.SY75.jpg 76813]). Throughout it all, Frischmuth sprinkles amusing nods at the local dialect.