{"product_id":"book-k5fw","title":"33 Place Brugmann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn extraordinarily accomplished debut novel-a 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of the Nazi occupation, in the heart of Brussels, life for the residents of eight apartments at 33 Place Brugmann is about to change forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlotte 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 gleaming wood and voices echo off marble, the distinct knock of her dear friend, Julian Raphaël, the eldest son of the art dealer's family across the hall. Then the Raphaëls disappear, leaving behind everything but their invaluable art collection, which mysteriously vanishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll that's familiar fractures when whispers of German occupation become reality. A Nazi functionary moves into the building, and the residents' lives become increasingly entwined. Charlotte's godmother Masha, a beautiful seamstress upstairs, deepens her dangerous affair with a wartime compatriot of Colonel Warlemont in 3L-a man far more calculating than his neighbors believe. As relationships shift and new alliances form, the question of who to trust becomes a matter of life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 choice-submit to the regime or risk their lives to save one another-each learns the truth about what, and who, matters to them the most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA propulsive and hopeful tour de force, \u003cem\u003e33 Place Brugmann \u003c\/em\u003echampions the restorative power of love, courage, and art in times of great threat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49793282638128,"sku":"BDk5fw","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/k5fw-Square-cover.jpg?v=1770759889","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-k5fw","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}