My Father's House Joseph O'Connor

My Father's House Joseph O'ConnorWhen 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

and this is no ordinary house

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shrewd and unafraid - a winning debut' Hilary Mantel

and her warrior brother Shah Jongoli

Kostas returns - a botanist

The Government of Ireland Act led to the Partition of Ireland and the establishment of Northern Ireland in 1921

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At the heart of the novel is a concern with experiences that both deepen and deaden existence: adultery and air raids

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But when a mysterious figure steals all of the books in town

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