{"product_id":"33-place-brugmann","title":"33 Place Brugmann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unforgettable historical debut set in Second World War Brussels: exploring love, resistance and courage in all their forms\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the border and across the sea, in occupied Paris and battered Blitz London, Masha and the Raphaëls 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith soaring imagination and profound intimacy, \u003cem\u003e33 Place Brugmann\u003c\/em\u003e is a captivating and devastating celebration of the power of love, courage and art in times of great threat.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlice Austen is an award-winning screenwriter, producer, and playwright. A graduate of Harvard Law School, she co-founded the \u003cem\u003eHarvard Human Rights Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and studied creative writing under Seamus Heaney. She 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, a Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination and a Terrence McNally Award Premiere Five. Austen has two films going into production, one with Alfonso Cuaron, and the other with Steven Soderbergh. \u003cem\u003e33 Place Brugmann\u003c\/em\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15.3 x 23.4 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46522248855709,"sku":"9781526678737","price":99.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/33_place_brugmann_alice_austen_9781526678737.jpg?v=1740383214","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/33-place-brugmann","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}