# My Father's House

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- Book: [My Father's House](https://www.bookquiver.com/joseph-oconnor/my-fathers-house) ([My Father's House.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/joseph-oconnor/my-fathers-house.md))
- Authors: [Joseph O'Connor](https://www.bookquiver.com/joseph-oconnor)
- Publisher: vintage_digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7356-000-0
- Published: 2023-01-26
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

**THE NUMBER ONE IRISH BESTSELLER** When the Nazis take Rome, thousands go into hiding. One priest will risk everything to save them. September 1943 : German forces occupy Rome. SS officer Paul Hauptmann rules with terror. An Irish priest, Hugh O'Flaherty, dedicates himself to helping those escaping from the Nazis. His home is Vatican City, a neutral, independent country within Rome where the occupiers hold no sway. He gathers a team to set up an Escape Line. But Hauptmann's net begins closing in and the need for a terrifyingly audacious mission grows critical. By Christmas, it's too late to turn back. Based on a true story, My Father's House is a powerful thriller from a master of historical fiction. It is an unforgettable novel of love, sacrifice and what it means to be human in the most extreme circumstances. 'A spectacular, thrilling novel ' Sunday Times ' So urgent, so incredibly alive ... A searing and beautiful example of storytelling's infinite importance' Donal Ryan 'Impressive and pleasurable ... evokes a city in peril with wonderful vitality' Financial Times LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024 *The second book in the Rome Escape Line Trilogy, THE GHOSTS OF ROME , is available now.*