Based on a true story, My Father's House by Joseph O'Connor is a powerful historical thriller that plunges readers into Rome during the Nazi occupation of September 1943. This unforgettable novel explores themes of love, sacrifice, and humanity under extreme duress, following an Irish priest who risks everything to save those escaping the SS officer Paul Hauptmann.

This book is the second in The Rome Escape Line Trilogy.

• Set in Rome following the German occupation in September 1943.
• Features the true story of an Irish priest operating an Escape Line from the neutral territory of Vatican City.
• Details a terrifyingly audacious mission undertaken by the priest and his team as the net closes in.

• The Number One Irish Bestseller.
• Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2024.
• Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Fiction 2024.
• As seen on BBC Between the Covers.

This is the English language paperback edition, featuring 416 pages of compelling historical fiction.

• Author: Joseph O'Connor
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Publication Date: February 15, 2024
• Pages: 416
• ISBN-13: 978-1529919646
• Dimensions: 129 x 27 x 198 mm
• Weight: 286 g
• Series: Book 1 of 3 in The Rome Escape Line Trilogy

Discover this masterfully told story of courage and resistance in occupied Rome.