**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 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.

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suspense crackles. .

. celebrates triumphant against-the-odds camaraderie' Sunday Times'A masterwork.

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so urgent, so incredibly alive. .

. A searing and beautiful example of storytelling's infinite importance' Donal Ryan'Impressive and pleasurable.

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the diverse ventriloquism of O'Connor's novel evokes a city in peril with wonderful vitality' Financial TimesLONGLISTED 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 to pre-order now. *.