33 Place Brugmann

<p><b>**The international bestseller**</b><br><b><br>An unforgettable historical debut set in Second World War Brussels: exploring love, resistance and courage in all their forms</b><br><br><b>‘I adored it … It finds courage and love amidst the ruins, and I read with my heart in my mouth’ Rachel Joyce</b><br><b>‘Intimate and ambitious, lyrical and moving</b><b>’ <i>Observer</i></b><br><b>'A beautiful and deeply engaging novel' Ann Patchett</b><br><b>‘A richly textured, finely written, deeply thoughtful novel’ William Boyd</b><br><b><br>___________________________________</b><br><br>Charlotte 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.<br><br>Over 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.<br><br>But 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.<br><br><b>With soaring imagination and profound intimacy, <i>33 Place Brugmann</i> is a captivating and devastating celebration of the power of love, courage and art in times of great threat.</b></p>