Andrew Taylor

The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican: My Father’s House, by Joseph O’Connor, reviewed

Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty’s thrilling mission to save the lives of 6,500 Jews and Allied soldiers in Nazi-occupied Rome doesn’t quite get the memorial it deserves

A memorial by Alan Ryan Hall to Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty in his home town Killarney, Co Kerry. [Alamy] 
issue 04 February 2023
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  • My Father’s House

    Joseph O’Connor

    Harvill Secker, pp. 288, £20

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