My Father's House

Joseph O'Connor

My Father's House

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**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' Sunday Times

'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

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 now.*

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joseph O'Connor

Joseph O'Connor is the bestselling Irish author from Dublin in Ireland.

He is best known for literary historical fiction with his 2002 novel The Star of the Sea and Shadowplay published 2019 amongst his most notable works. He has published numerous short stories and novels beginning with Cowboys and Indians in 1991.

Most recently he won the overall 2025 Irish Book Award of the Year for his novel The Ghosts of Rome. The brother of the late Sinead O'Connor, Joseph is a professor of Creative Writing at University of Limerick and resides with his family in Dublin.

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