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My Father's House

The Rome Escape Line, Book 1

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My Father's House

By: Joseph O'Connor
Narrated by: Barry Barnes, Stephen Hogan, Barnaby Edwards, Laurence Bouvard, Aoife Duffin, Gertrude Thoma, David John, Roberto Davide, Thomas Hill
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September 1943: German forces occupy Rome. SS officer Paul Hauptmann rules with terror. The war's outcome is far from certain.

An Irish priest, Hugh O'Flaherty, dedicates himself to helping those escaping from the Nazis. His home is Vatican City, the world's smallest state, a neutral, independent country within Rome where the occupiers hold no sway. Here Hugh brings together an unlikely band of friends to hide the vulnerable under the noses of the enemy.

But Hauptmann's net begins closing in on the Escape Line and the need for a terrifyingly audacious mission grows critical. By Christmastime, it's too late to turn back.

Based on an extraordinary true story, My Father's House is a powerful literary thriller from a master of historical fiction. Joseph O'Connor has created an unforgettable novel of love, faith and sacrifice, and what it means to be truly human in the most extreme circumstances.

©2023 Joseph O'Connor (P)2023 Penguin Audio 20th Century Historical Fiction Jewish Suspense Thriller & Suspense World Literature Fiction Heartfelt War Rome

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Loved this look at the Vatican involvement in WW2.
This is part
Of a trilogy and I cannot wait to read or
Listen to the next one.

Touching and authentic

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Everything about the book is perfect - narrators, writing and story. My only regret was that it had to end.

Perfect

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A beautiful story well written/read, exciting, sad, thought provoking. A joy from begging to end.

My Fathers House

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Just superb from start to finish. I felt I was there amidst the streets and alleys of Rome, and throughly enjoyed the various readings that brought each character alive. Such bravery must be heralded over and over again to remind us fortunate enough to have been spared the barbarity and brutality of the Second World War.

My Father’s House

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Excellently narrated
Great suspense throughout
Quite detailed so I reread it back to back twice

So good I listened twice

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Brilliant having all the different characters Love the story. Learning about Rome in the war

Moving unusual

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Sometimes slipping into indulgent descriptions of a city obviously beloved by the author, and with overly ‘earnest’ narration at times, the audiobook is worth sticking with. The different voices are performed well and bring interest by viewing the progression of the story from different angles.
It gives rise to questions of diplomacy, acquiescence, risk and self-sacrifice and introduces us to characters in whom we might see ourselves if we were ever to inhabit such a dark period of history.

Different voices bring interest

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Great listening a true story that keeps you listening. Well performed by all the readers

true story

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this was certainly a different kind of war story, the different voice actors helped separate the different characters but I felt that the story was very long and in parts confusing

a different war story

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I am not keen on sound effects and multi-narrations in Audiobooks. This is the first time I really enjoyed the experience, which added to the narrative.

This is a stunning book with a solid story that keeps you guessing to the priest’s fate right to the end. The best thing I have read (listened to) for months. The atmosphere and the feel of the period and Rome are pitch perfect

Great Story; best I have read in months

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