Description
**THE NUMBER ONE IRISH BESTSELLER** 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. 'A spectacular, thrilling novel ' Sunday Times ' So urgent, so incredibly alive ... A searing and beautiful example of storytelling's infinite importance' Donal Ryan 'Impressive and pleasurable ...evokes a city in peril with wonderful vitality' Financial Times LONGLISTED 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 now.*
| EAN: | 9781529919646 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 15.02.2024 |
| Autoren: | O'Connor, Joseph |
| Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: | 416 |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War II & Holocaust |
| Keyword: | historical fiction; ww2; historical novels; world war 2 books; historical fiction books; war books; best books 2023; bbc between the covers; book club; book club recommendations; between the covers book club; prize; history; best selling books; murder mystery; crime books; thrillers; suspense; thriller books; crime fiction; crime thriller; spy; world war 2; true story; robert harris; irish fiction; vatican; rome; nazis; italy; richard and judy; christmas gifts for dad; war fiction; action and adventure; wwii; second world war; world war ii; ww2 non fiction; jewish; war |
| Fachschema: | Englische Belletristik / Historischer Kriminalroman~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Historischer Kriminalroman~Italien / Roman, Erzählung~Weltkrieg 1939/45 / Roman, Erzählung |
| Fachkategorie: | Kriminalromane und Mystery~Thriller / Spannung~Tatsachenberichte: Heldentum, Abenteuer, Überleben~Biografischer Roman~Historischer Roman~Erzählerisches Thema: Vertreibung, Exil, Migration |
| Interesse Alter: | Bezug zu Juden und jüdischen Gruppen |
| Imprint-Titels: | Vintage Books |
| Länge: | 194 mm |
| Breite: | 128 mm |
| Höhe: | 30 mm |