The Rose Code
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- 23,99 €
Publisher Description
“The hidden history of Bletchley Park has been waiting for a master storyteller like Kate Quinn to bring it to life. THE ROSE CODE effortlessly evokes the frantic, nervy, exuberant world of the Enigma codebreakers through the eyes of three extraordinary women who work in tireless secrecy to defeat the Nazis. Quinn’s meticulous research and impeccable characterization shine through this gripping and beautifully executed novel.”
Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of HER LAST FLIGHT
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.
1940. 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. 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. 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. 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. But war, loss, and the impossible pressure of secrecy will tear the three apart.
1947. As the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip whips post-war Britain into a fever, three friends-turned-enemies are reunited by a mysterious encrypted letter--the key to which lies buried in the long-ago betrayal that destroyed their friendship and left one of them confined to an asylum. A mysterious traitor has emerged from the shadows of their Bletchley Park past, and now Osla, Mab, and Beth must resurrect their old alliance and crack one last code together. But each petal they remove from the rose code brings danger--and their true enemy--closer...
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Packed with as much intrigue as Bletchley Park itself, this historical mystery is a fresh take on World War II. Osla, Mab, and Beth are three women doing their part for England’s war effort, working as code breakers hoping to crack the Nazis’ secret communications. The hardships of war break down their once-resilient bond, but two years after Victory in Europe Day, the estranged trio must reunite to resolve one final mystery—and maybe even repair the friendship they lost along the way. We loved getting to know the personalities, perspectives, and class differences these three heroines brought to the table. Kate Quinn fills her mystery with meticulously researched details and cameo appearances by the likes of Winston Churchill and Alan Turing, while narrator Saskia Maarleveld’s crisp British accent embodies the “keep calm and carry on” ethos of the era. Some very treacherous puzzles await Osla, Mab, and Beth—but if anyone can solve them, it’s these three.
