My Father's House -- Joseph O'Connor, Hardcover

From the best-selling author of Star of the Sea, a WWII-era "great escape" novel set in the Vatican

September 1943: German forces occupy Rome. Gestapo boss Obersturmbannführer Paul Hauptmann rules with terror. Hunger is widespread. Rumors fester. The war's outcome is far from certain.

Diplomats, refugees, and escaped Allied prisoners flee for protection into Vatican City, at one fifth of a square mile the world's smallest state, a neutral, independent country within Rome. A small band of unlikely friends led by a courageous Irish priest is drawn into deadly danger as they seek to help those seeking refuge.

Book 1 in the Rome Escape Line Trilogy, My Father's House is a powerful, heartbreaking literary thriller based on the true story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, who risked his life to smuggle thousands of Jews and escaped Allied prisoners out of Italy under the nose of his Nazi nemesis. A deadly high-stakes battle of wits ensues in this astonishing, unforgettable story of love, faith and sacrifice, exploring what it means to be truly human in the most extreme circumstances.

Author: Joseph O'Connor
Publisher: Europa Editions
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 440
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.30w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9781609458355

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/01/2022 pg. 7
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 12/12/2022
Booklist 01/01/2023 pg. 33