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When the Nazis take Rome, thousands go into hiding. One priest will risk everything to save them.
September 1943: German forces occupy Rome. SS officer Paul Hauptmann rules with terror.
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.
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.
Based 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.
Large format paperback, published by Harvill Secker, the first book in the trilogy.
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My Father's House
Set in the Vatican and Rome in 1943 and based on real events. Refuge and subsequent evacuation was offered to Jews and Allied forces by an eclectic group of people led by Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty an Irish priest based in the Vatican. The occupying German forces in Rome knew that Fr. O'Flaherty was running an escape line and were determined to catch Fr. O'Flaherty and his supporters. The story is told through the eyes of the members of "The Choir", an alias for the group running the escape line and recounts the events of Christmas Eve 1943. "The Choir" put themselves in grave danger running the line but saved thousand of lives.
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My Father's House
An excellent read
