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  33 Place Brugmann, Alice Austen
  Grove Press, 9780802164087, March 11, 2025 (Fiction)
  

  “33 Place Brugmann is a masterpiece. A kaleidoscopic story about residents in a Belgium apartment complex leading up to and during World War II. Alice Austen depicts humanity through the lens of art and philosophy, and reminds the reader that times of crisis and trauma reveal both the depravity and the bravery of man. An absolute triumph.”

  —Jessica Nock, Main Street Books, Davidson, NC
  
  

  “Set during WWII, this novel tells the interconnected stories of the occupants of an apartment building. It is a tale of love, survival, and courage. I loved the role that art played in this story and the air of mystery. A wonderful debut that will please fans of All The Light We Cannot See.”

  —Kim Brock, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Cincinnati, OH
  

   

  “If the walls could talk, I’d only hope they speak as well as Alice Austen does in her fabulous debut! Can’t wait to read with a book club!”

  —Shelley Lowe, Monkey and Dog Books, Fort Worth, TX

   

  “Austen’s debut novel is a stunning portrait of community and hope, following the inhabitants of one apartment building in the nightmarish early days of the second World War. Each character is trying to do their best and hope for better, all while trying to make sense of a world that seems to have lost all rationality. A treasure of a book!”

  —Austin Carter, Pocket Books Shop, Lancaster, PA