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Joseph O'Connor's new novel, The Ghosts of Rome is out today and the Kennys Exclusive Signed Limited Edition is available to order now!
 
Joseph O’Connor is the author of the million-selling Star of the Sea, Ghost Light, Shadowplay and My Father’s House, amongst others. His work has been published in forty languages to major critical acclaim. The Ghosts of Rome is the second book in his Escape Line Trilogy, and follows a band of activists as they work to smuggle refugees and allied soldiers out of Nazi occupied Rome.

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Joseph O' Connor signs copies of The Ghosts of Rome at Kennys Bookshop
Joseph O' Connor and Tomás Kenny at the Kennys launch event for The Ghosts of Rome 
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JOSEPH O'CONNOR

THE GHOSTS OF ROME

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About the Book
 
February 1944. Six months since Nazi forces occupied Rome.

Inside the beleaguered city, the Contessa Giovanna Landini is a member of the band of Escape Line activists known as ‘The Choir’. Their mission is to smuggle refugees to safety and help Allied soldiers, all under the nose of Gestapo boss Paul Hauptmann.

During a ferocious morning air raid a mysterious parachutist lands in Rome and disappears into the backstreets. Is he an ally or an imposter? His fate will come to put the whole Escape Line at risk.

Meanwhile, Hauptmann’s attention has landed on the Contessa. As his fascination grows, she is pulled into a dangerous game with him – one where the consequences could be lethal.
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Joseph O'Connor reads from The Ghosts of Rome at Kennys Bookshop
PRAISE FOR THE GHOSTS OF ROME 
 

There is no finer writer of historical fiction than Joseph O’Connor. Beautifully written, warm and witty, The Ghosts of Rome is a must-read. Thrilling, terrifying and entertaining in equal measure. 
LIZ NUGENT 

Nail-bitingly tense…A vivid and moving story.
THE GUARDIAN

Pulse-pounding… O’Connor captivates with his vigorous portrayal of wartime Rome.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

The lyricism of his writing is sublime.
RYAN TUBRIDY

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