My Father's House: AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS (The Rome Escape Line, 1)

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Those that run the Escape Line — an initiative Hauptmann is determined to stamp out — are gathered together in what becomes known as the Choir, under the tutelage of Monsignor O’Flaherty. I’m grateful to have lived in London and New York. I’m also aware that, as a privileged person, I had many more options and was at lesser risk than other people. My Father's House by Joseph O'Connor is a very highly recommended historical novel and literary thriller set in Vatican City during WWII and based on the true story of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty.

Joseph O’Connor’s magnificent novel does even more than fly, it soars.’ — Michael Dirda , The Washington Post My Father’s House is inspired by the extraordinary true story of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who, together with his accomplices, risked his life to smuggle Jews and escaped Allied prisoners out of Italy right under the nose of his Nazi nemesis.Suspenseful and beautifully written, My Father’s House tells an unforgettable story of love, faith, sacrifice, and courage. Walter Scott historical fiction shortlist announced". BBC News. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011 . Retrieved 12 June 2011. A literary thriller based on the true story of an Irish priest in the Vatican who rescued victims of the Nazis in Rome under the nose of his SS officer nemesis. From the bestselling and prizewinning author of Shadowplay. I cannot say enough good things about this World War II thriller... Told from different perspectives of people in the movement, as well as the Gestapo villain, readers will hold their breath if the Choir will fulfill their critical mission. It's the first of a trilogy and a must read BookRiot

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Combines the pleasures of the ideal holiday read with those of a literary masterpiece.' Fintan O'Toole, Irish Times

Breathtaking … SHADOWPLAY is a book undaunted. … As much as this is a hugely entertaining book about the grand scope of friendship and love, it is also, movingly – at times, agonisingly – a story of transience, loss and true loyalty.’ Sadie Jones, The Guardian When you write such an intimate historical novel you have both a duty to characters and to the readers. I feel author Joseph O’Connor succeeds on each count. He has taken facts and people and re-imagined the struggle in war-time Rome. Rome is perhaps the ideal setting for a historical novel, and Joseph O’Connor explores its mysteries in gripping detail.” Ciarán Byrne (27 February 2010). "The late Eugene Lambert – neighbour and artist from south Dublin". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012 . Retrieved 9 June 2012.

Rome’s Galleria Borghese and, in the same city, the excavations beneath St Peter’s. Also, Sun Studio, Memphis. From the publisher: Book 1 in the Rome Escape Line Trilogy, My Father’s House is a powerful, heartbreaking literary thriller based on the true story of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, who risked his life to smuggle thousands of Jews and escaped Allied prisoners out of Italy under the nose of his Nazi nemesis, Hauptmann. September 1943: German forces occupy Rome. SS officer Paul Hauptmann rules with terror. The war's outcome is far from certain. A deadly high-stakes battle of wits ensues in this astonishing, unforgettable story of love, faith and sacrifice, exploring what it means to be truly human in the most extreme circumstances. A small band of unlikely friends led by this courageous Irish priest is drawn into deadly danger as they seek to help those seeking refuge and escape. Thank you to the (new-to-me) Irish author, Joseph O’Connor, Dreamscape Audio, and NetGalley for this wonderful ARC, in return for my honest review. What an ensemble of narrators: Aoife Duffin; Gertrude Toma; Barry Barnes; Stephen Hogan; Barnaby Edwards; Laurence Bouvard; David John; Roberto Davide; Thomas Hill. Prisoners are escaping from the NAZIS Prison in Rome after they take it in the Second World War (obviously). There's a new choir in the Vatican a independent state in Rome the Home of the Pope and many Priest as well as others.