Joseph O'Connor My Father's House

**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.*