Set against the backdrop of World War II, "33 Place Brugmann," by Alice Austen, charts the lives of the residents of a Beaux Arts apartment in Brussels as they as confront the Nazi occupation.

As tensions rise, the inhabitants face profound choices that reveal their true selves in the face of peril.  Austen's debut novel eloquently explores the challenges and the resilience of community in times of adversity.

“The world of 33 Place Brugmann is spacious and intricately connected, filled with both horror and brilliant light. Alice Austen uses her considerable gifts to remind us that the past and the present are more connected than we wish to believe, and that vigilance, loyalty and art hold the key to survival. This is a beautiful and deeply engaging novel.”—Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake

“33 Place Brugmann is an achingly suspenseful historical novel, sad at moments, but always intriguing, with a complex cast of vivid and involving characters. Wonderful reading.” —Scott Turow, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Presumed Innocent