{"product_id":"33-place-brugmann-the-international-bestseller-alice-austen","title":"33 Place Brugmann: The international bestseller - Alice Austen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable historical debut set in Second World War Brussels: exploring love, resistance and courage in all their forms\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I adored it ... It finds courage and love amidst the ruins, and I read with my heart in my mouth' Rachel Joyce\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Intimate and ambitious, lyrical and moving\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful and deeply engaging novel' Ann Patchett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A richly textured, finely written, deeply thoughtful novel' William Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e___________________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharlotte Sauvin has always seen the world differently. At home on 33 Place Brugmann, in the heart of Brussels, her father and her closest friends and neighbours - the Raphaëls from the fourth floor, and Masha from the fifth - have ensured her secret is safe. But when the Nazis invade Belgium, and Masha and the Raphaëls disappear, Charlotte must navigate her new world alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the border and across the sea, in occupied Paris and battered Blitz London, Masha and the Raphaels are reinventing themselves - as refugees, nurses, soldiers, heroes. Though scattered far and wide, they dream of only one place, one home: 33 Place Brugmann.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut back at Place Brugmann, Charlotte feels impending danger closing in. Who can she trust in this world - where everyone is watching, and everyone is harbouring their own secrets? As the months pass, and the shadow of war darkens, Charlotte and her neighbours must face what - and who - truly matters to them most - and summon the courage to fight for more than just survival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith soaring imagination and profound intimacy, \u003ci\u003e33 Place Brugmann\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating and devastating celebration of the power of love, courage and art in times of great threat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBloomsbury Publishing 2025, hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlice Austen is an award-winning screenwriter, producer and playwright. While studying law at Harvard, she also worked under Seamus Heaney in the university's creative writing department. Austen co-founded the Harvard Human Rights Journal and was the first American to receive a fellowship to the European Court of Human Rights. She has been awarded a Royal Court Residency, and her work has been honoured with an Independent Spirit Award and nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award and a Terrence McNally Award. Austen is working on a new film, originated by Alfonso Cuaron. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e33 Place Brugmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45064224702533,"sku":"300358-1","price":42.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45064224735301,"sku":"300359-2","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/9997\/3445\/files\/33-place-brugmann-the-international-bestseller-alice-austen-33brugmann-2799287.jpg?v=1776176827","url":"https:\/\/shop.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au\/products\/33-place-brugmann-the-international-bestseller-alice-austen","provider":"Sydney Jewish Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}