My Fathers House

Author: Joseph OConnor

Italy | Thriller / suspense | Second World War fiction | Historical fiction

Published on 15^th February 2024 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 416 pages
198mm x 127mm x 26mm | 292g

**AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS**AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4**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 OFlaherty, 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 Hauptmanns net begins closing in and the need for a terrifyingly audacious mission grows critical. By Christmas, its too late to turn back.

Based on a true story, My Fathers 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...suspense crackles...celebrates triumphant against-the-odds camaraderie Sunday TimesA masterwork... so urgent, so incredibly alive... A searing and beautiful example of storytellings infinite importance Donal RyanImpressive and pleasurable...the diverse ventriloquism of OConnors novel evokes a city in peril with wonderful vitality Financial TimesLONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2024 LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024