33 Place Brugmann by Alice Austen
āAn extraordinary tapestry of lives intertwined by fate, fear, and resilience . . . This profoundly moving novel demonstrates the power of storytelling to illuminate the darkest corners of history.ā ā Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train
An outstanding debut novelāa love story, mystery, and philosophical puzzle, told in the singular voices of the residents of a Beaux Arts apartment house in Belgium during World War II.
On the eve of the Nazi occupation, in the heart of Brussels, life for the residents of 33 Place Brugmann is about to change forever.
Charlotte Sauvin, an art student raised by her beloved architect father in apartment 4L, knows all the details of the building and its people: how light falls on wood floors and voices echo off the marble staircase, the distinct knock of her dear friend, Julian RaphaĆ«l, the son of the art dealerās family across the hall. Then the RaphaĆ«ls disappear, leaving everything behind but their priceless art collection, which has simply vanished.
All else thatās familiar fractures when whispers of German occupation become reality, and the lives of the residents grow increasingly intertwined. Charlotteās godmother Masha, a beautiful seamstress living upstairs, deepens her risky affair with a wartime compatriot of Colonel Warlemont in 3Lāa man far more calculating than his neighbors believe. When a Nazi functionary with an interest in the RaphaĆ«ls moves into the building, knowing who can and cannot be trusted becomes a matter of life and death.
In the face of their perilous new reality, every member of this accidental community will discover they are not the person they believed themself to be. When confronted with a cruel choiceāsubmit to the regime or risk their lives to save one anotherāeach learns the truth about what, and who, matters to them the most.
A propulsive and exquisitely written tour de force, 33 Place Brugmann champions the restorative power of love, courage, and art in times of great threat.
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āAn extraordinary tapestry of lives intertwined by fate, fear, and resilience . . . This profoundly moving novel demonstrates the power of storytelling to illuminate the darkest corners of history.ā ā Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train
An outstanding debut novelāa love story, mystery, and philosophical puzzle, told in the singular voices of the residents of a Beaux Arts apartment house in Belgium during World War II.
On the eve of the Nazi occupation, in the heart of Brussels, life for the residents of 33 Place Brugmann is about to change forever.
Charlotte Sauvin, an art student raised by her beloved architect father in apartment 4L, knows all the details of the building and its people: how light falls on wood floors and voices echo off the marble staircase, the distinct knock of her dear friend, Julian RaphaĆ«l, the son of the art dealerās family across the hall. Then the RaphaĆ«ls disappear, leaving everything behind but their priceless art collection, which has simply vanished.
All else thatās familiar fractures when whispers of German occupation become reality, and the lives of the residents grow increasingly intertwined. Charlotteās godmother Masha, a beautiful seamstress living upstairs, deepens her risky affair with a wartime compatriot of Colonel Warlemont in 3Lāa man far more calculating than his neighbors believe. When a Nazi functionary with an interest in the RaphaĆ«ls moves into the building, knowing who can and cannot be trusted becomes a matter of life and death.
In the face of their perilous new reality, every member of this accidental community will discover they are not the person they believed themself to be. When confronted with a cruel choiceāsubmit to the regime or risk their lives to save one anotherāeach learns the truth about what, and who, matters to them the most.
A propulsive and exquisitely written tour de force, 33 Place Brugmann champions the restorative power of love, courage, and art in times of great threat.
