Both Osla and Mab are quick to see the potential in local village spinster Beth, whose shyness conceals a brilliant facility with puzzles, and soon Beth spreads her wings as one of the Park’s few female cryptanalysts.

Imperious self-made Mab, product of east-end London poverty, works the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and looks for a socially advantageous husband. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything-beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses-but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of decoded enemy secrets. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.ġ940. UK only.“The reigning queen of historical fiction” - Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenu e Do this by midnight, Saturday 3 April and the first 5 names out of the hat will be sent their copy by the publisher. Then, tell us in the COMMENTS below which is your favourite novel set in WW2 (in any location!). If you are not already a member, simply go to scroll down and click on the JOIN NOW tab. Yet now they must race against the clock to crack one final code together, before it’s too late, for them and for their country.

Osla, Mab and Beth are estranged, their friendship torn apart by secrets and betrayal. Seven years after they first meet, on the eve of the royal wedding between Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, disaster threatens. And shy local girl Beth is the outsider who trains as one of the Park’s few female cryptanalysts. Self-made Mab masters the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and the poverty of her East-End London upbringing. Vivacious debutante Osla has the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses – but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, working to translate decoded enemy secrets. Three very different women are recruited to the mysterious Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. If you loved The Crown, don’t miss this riveting historical novel! We are delighted to be able to offer 5 copies of The Rose Code by Kate Quinn, an historical novel set in Bletchley Park and London. GIVEAWAY! – 5 copies of The Rose Code, historical novel set in Bletchley Park and London

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