Verlag | Random House UK |
Auflage | 2024 |
Seiten | 416 |
Format | 12,9 x 19,8 x 2,5 cm |
B-format paperback | |
Gewicht | 287 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9781529919646 |
Bestell-Nr | 52991964UA |
__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...suspense crackles...celebrates t riumphant against-the-odds camaraderie' Sunday Times
'A masterwork... so urgent, so incredibly alive... A searing and beautiful example of storytelling's infinite importance' Donal Ryan
'Impressive and pleasurable...the diverse ventriloquism of O'Connor's novel 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 to pre-order now._
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A spectacular, thrilling novel...suspense crackles...celebrates triumphant against-the-odds camaraderie. Sunday Times