The Ghosts of Rome by O'Connor, Joseph
The Ghosts of Rome by O'Connor, Joseph

The Ghosts of Rome

A New York Times Editors' Choice・Book Riot Best Book of 2025・Guardian Best Book of 2025・Irish Book of...
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Author: Joseph O'Connor
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Ghosts of Rome by O'Connor, Joseph

The Ghosts of Rome

$880.00
The Ghosts of Rome by O'Connor, Joseph

The Ghosts of Rome

$880.00
Author: Joseph O'Connor
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

A New York Times Editors' Choice・Book Riot Best Book of 2025・Guardian Best Book of 2025・Irish Book of the Year 2025


★ "Mesmerising, tragic, horrifying, utterly unputdownable... An outstanding read for fans of WWII fiction and of writers like Anthony Doerr."--Emily Melton, Booklist (Starred Review)


In the final, perilous months of WWII, a secret network known as The Choir smuggles thousands out of Nazi-occupied Rome via a route known only as the Escape Line. But when a wounded airman falls from the sky, the entire operation is thrown into jeopardy. From the Vatican, Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty struggles to maintain the fragile network as the ruthless SS Commander Paul Hauptmann closes in. Enter Contessa Giovanna Landini, a bold and defiant member of the Resistance whose actions will tip the balance of power. But in whose favor?


Brimming with suspense, unforgettable characters, and historical resonance, The Ghosts of Rome is a masterfully written novel of resistance, sacrifice, and survival from an acclaimed and bestselling storyteller.


"The power of The Ghosts of Rome comes from the dazzling variety of voices... not just a wartime thriller, but a meditation on how we remember, how we resist, and how, even in the darkest times, humanity endures."--The New York Times Book Review




Author: Joseph O'Connor
Publisher: Europa Editions
Published: 02/24/2026
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9798889661696

About the Author
O'Connor, Joseph: - Joseph O'Connor's Shadowplay was named Novel of the Year at the 2019 Irish Book Awards and was a finalist for the prestigious Costa Book Award. His novel Star of the Sea was published in thirty-eight languages and won France's Prix Millepages, Italy's Premio Acerbi, the Irish Post Award for Fiction, the Nielsen Bookscan Golden Book Award, an American Library Association Award, the Hennessy/Sunday Tribune Hall of Fame Award, and the Prix Littéraire Zepter for European Novel of the Year. He is the author of ten novels and is the Inaugural Frank McCourt Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Limerick. My Father's House, the critically acclaimed first book in his Rome Escape Line Trilogy was a Washington Post Best Book of the Year and was a finalist for the Walter Scott Prize.
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