{"product_id":"9781529919646","title":"My Father's House","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: O'Connor, Joseph\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eItaly\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 15 February 2024 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 127 x 26 | 288g\u003cp\u003e**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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeptember 1943: German forces occupy Rome. SS officer Paul Hauptmann rules with terror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A spectacular, thrilling novel...suspense crackles...celebrates triumphant 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 TimesLONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2024 LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"O'Connor, Joseph","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50666270785720,"sku":"9781529919646","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781529919646.jpg?v=1734736989","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781529919646","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}