The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
Osla is tired of being known as a “silly debutante”, so when WWII hits, she quickly joins the war effort and signs up for factory work. This isn’t as fulfilling as she thought it would be and as she speaks fluent German, she switches gears and gets a job as a secretary at Britian’s codebreaking operation in Bletchley Park. On her way to her new position she meets Mab, who comes from a life of poverty and is looking to work her way up in life to the point where she no longer needs to worry about how she is going to manage day to day. The two women end up boarding together at a nearby home and are soon joined by Beth, who is shy and timid with a brain made for puzzle solving. This indomitable trio of women soon become devote friends. Years later, rumours of a spy that had worked at Bletchley begin to swirl and it is up to these three women to unearth the truth.
I absolutely relished this book. It had been a while since I had read something so captivating, entertaining and action packed. If you’re into historical reads that keeps you going, I would strongly recommend this book. One of the most fascinating things about it is that it is based on real history. The secret of Bletchley Park and its role in codebreaking during WWII was illegal to talk about until 1974.
Kate Quinn is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She has a Master’s in Classical Voice from Boston University. Kate has always been an history enthusiast and wrote several novels about the Roman Empire and a couple on the Renaissance period. Her most recent novels, which have garnered her the most attention, have been based in the 20th century, primarily around the WWII years. Kate lives with her husband in Maryland with their small black dog, Caesar.
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