Alice Austen

The international bestseller An unforgettable historical debut set in Second World War Brussels: exploring love, resistance and courage in all their forms. ‘I adored it … It finds courage and love amidst the ruins, and I read with my heart in my mouth’ – Rachel Joyce ‘Intimate and ambitious, lyrical and moving’ – Observer 'A beautiful and deeply engaging novel'...

An unforgettable historical debut set in Second World War Brussels: exploring love, resistance and courage in all their forms ‘I adored it … It finds courage and love amidst the ruins, and I read with my heart in my mouth’ — Rachel Joyce ‘A beautiful and deeply engaging novel’ — Ann Patchett ‘A richly textured, finely written, deeply thoughtful novel’...

The international bestseller An unforgettable historical debut set in Second World War Brussels: exploring love, resistance and courage in all their forms. ‘I adored it … It finds courage and love amidst the ruins, and I read with my heart in my mouth’ Rachel Joyce ‘Intimate and ambitious, lyrical and moving’ Observer 'A beautiful and deeply engaging novel' Ann Patchett...