My Father's House av Joseph O'Connor

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<p><b>**AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS**AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4**THE NUMBER ONE IRISH BESTSELLER**</b><br><br><b>When the Nazis take Rome, thousands go into hiding. One priest will risk everything to save them.</b><br><br>September 1943: German forces occupy Rome. SS officer Paul Hauptmann rules with terror.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Based on a true story, <i>My Father''s House</i> 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.<br><br><b>''A spectacular, thrilling novel.</b>..suspe