My Father's House

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.