My Father's House

Rome Escape Line, Book 1

By: Joseph O'Connor

Narrated by: Barry Barnes, Stephen Hogan, Barnaby Edwards, Laurence Bouvard, Aoife Duffin, Gertrude Toma, David John, Roberto Davide, Thomas Hill

September 1943: German forces occupy Rome. Gestapo boss Obersturmbannführer Paul Hauptmann rules with terror. Hunger is widespread. Rumors fester. The war’s outcome is far from certain.

Diplomats, refugees, and escaped Allied prisoners flee for protection into Vatican City; at one fifth of a square mile, it's the world’s smallest state, a neutral, independent country within Rome. A small band of unlikely friends led by a courageous Irish priest is drawn into deadly danger as they seek to help those seeking refuge. A deadly high-stakes battle of wits ensues in this astonishing and unforgettable story of love, faith, and sacrifice that explores what it means to be truly human in the most extreme circumstances.

The first book in the Rome Escape Line Trilogy, this powerful, heartbreaking literary thriller is based on the true story of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, a man who risked his life to smuggle thousands of Jews and escaped Allied prisoners out of Italy under the nose of his Nazi nemesis.

©2023 Joseph O'Connor (P)2023 Dreamscape Media

It never captured my attention

I was very excited about listening to this book, but it was disappointing. I’ll try it again at another time.

Good but too much back and forth

The overall story was great but hard to follow with all the characters and the back and forth in time.

Grand read

A fine book. Narration exceptional. Characters/real persons are well developed. It’s easy to feel and affection by book’s end for Monsignor and his Choir.

The ending

A great book but a baptized person would not go to confession AFTER baptism. Somehow the writer made a serous mistake about the Catholic faith.

Riveting!!

I couldn’t stop listening. Beautiful story and marvelous narrations!A must listen for Historical Fiction fans!