Joseph O' Connor: The Ghosts of Rome, Harvill Secker, trade paperback 9781787303881, pub date: January 30, 2025, 

"My Father's House" by Joseph O Connor, the prequel to a" The Ghosts of Rome" , is one of these literary historical thrillers that will stay with you for a while. 

 I was thrilled to be able to read the netgalley of " Ghosts of  Rome" which continues with the work of "The choir", a group of exceptional individuals trapped in the Vatican,  helping people to escape certain death during the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1943/44.   The writing in different voices depending on the background of certain characters is what captured me as did the story although I have to confess to me it lacked the  brilliance of the first book.  Coming in January 2025...