![]() ![]() It also becomes a ticking-clock thriller to uncover a traitor at Bletchley, someone who is passing information to the Russians, before one of the three women suffers a lobotomy.Īs the story progresses the three women grow and change, find romance, become friends, and later become estranged. While this book at some points goes deep into code breaking, The Rose Code is really a look at how the incredibly dedicated and hardworking denizens of Bletchley-who couldn’t share what they were doing with anyone and often pretended they were doing simple office work-blew off steam and survived its fast-paced, pressure cooker environment. Osla and Mab put her forward as a recruit and Bletchley takes her, to the fury of Beth’s mother. Mab is a working- class girl who is intent on escaping her origins and, lastly, there’s Beth, the mousey, crossword-loving daughter of their landlady. Osla is a society girl and a writer who is determined not to be a “silly deb” but to do her part for the war effort. ![]() This is not Turing’s story, however, but the story of three very different women, Osla, Mab, and Beth, who meet at Bletchley and work there during the war. ![]() ![]() This compelling novel is set during WWII at Bletchley Park, the place where genius code breakers such as Alan Turing (and many unheralded women) broke German codes and helped to shorten the war. ![]()
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