{"product_id":"9781529919646","title":"My Father's House by Joseph O'Connor","description":"**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.\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 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.*\u003c\/p\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback,\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 416 pages","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44619907760355,"sku":"9781529919646","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781529919646_3bd35b01-81d9-4634-a1f4-80abe1a35f94.jpg?v=1716501798","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529919646","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}