My Fathers House

When the Nazis take Rome, thousands go into hiding. One priest will risk everything to save them. September 1943: Nazi forces occupy Rome. SS officer Paul Hauptmann rules with terror. An Irish priest, Hugh O`Flaherty, dedicates himself to helping people escape. In his home in the Vatican - a neutral, independent country inside Rome - 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. *THE NUMBER ONE IRISH BESTSELLER* `Breathtakingly good writing - O`Connor puts you right there, centre stage in the story and never lets you go` Peter James `O`Connor is on stellar form with this ensemble thriller...an expert storyteller` Daily Mail `A masterwork... 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 `A literary thriller of the highest order...his razor-sharp dialogue is to be savoured, and he employs dark humour to great effect. The plot twists keep on coming` Observer