Some people married each other and found out later they had both been stationed there the whole time but in different huts and had never met! You weren’t even allowed to share information between huts. It’s crazy how long thousands of people have kept their secrets, now finally being free to reveal their experiences, but it attests to the success of the mission of Bletchley Park and its outstations. Her author’s note at the end details the facts and the liberties she took.Īll of the people working at Bletchley Park were sworn to an oath of secrecy that if broken would result in being shot. The main plot is not directly historical record, though traitors were probably part of Bletchley Park’s story at some point, but many of the characters and finer points of this book are based on history.
There are many comments or situations that remind us of how women were viewed during this time and how they experienced the world during a war and during the 1930s and 40s eras. I wasn’t convinced of Quinn’s historical portrayal in The Alice Network, but in this book I thought she did a fantastic job creating this era- from the clothing and style to the vernacular to the cultural norms- she did her research. Can they break the elusive Rose Code before one of them loses their mind altogether? (remember lobotomies?) The window to catch the traitor is rapidly closing and their resources are slim. She suspects this traitor was feeding intel to the Soviets, Allies in WWII but now enemies. One of them writes from an asylum, framed for treason, with information about a possible traitor from their time at Bletchley Park. The later storyline tells us that at some point these friends have a severe falling out.īut now, in 1947, they must reunite. The earlier storyline follows three soon-to-be friends- Osla, Mab, and Beth- as they each play their roles breaking/translating the code at Bletchley Park, keeping secrets, and navigating relationships. Unlike The Alice Network, both storylines were intriguing and purposeful.
Like The Alice Network there were two storylines: 1947 post-war and then 1938 as the war was beginning. I’ve always found the breaking of the Enigma code intriguing and the characters in this book were much more likable. I read Quinn’s The Alice Network and I found this book far more enjoyable.
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