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The Rose Code

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The Rose Code

Written by: Kate Quinn
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
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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. Award-winning narrator Saskia Maarleveld’s emotional delivery cracks the code of bringing each heroine to vivid life.

“Effortlessly evokes the frantic, nervy, exuberant world of the Enigma codebreakers through the eyes of three extraordinary women… gripping and beautifully executed.”—Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author

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...

20th Century Espionage Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Fiction War Royalty England Exciting Heartfelt Military Historical Fiction Thriller
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Sophisticated character development and clever plot twists, excellent performance and exciting denouement! A thrilling listen.

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A bit of slow start but so good! Loved ‘Alice Network’ didn’t like ‘The Huntress’ so pleased that ‘The Rose Code’ lived up to the author’s talent. Bletchley Park is an amazing site for a historical novel. Recommend it for sure!

Brilliant

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I left the characters developed from real people. Stories told put me in the I'm in space of these remarkable women in their feats.

very interesting

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I was hooked on every word and I love the real history mixed in with the story

Amazing!!!

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this story intertwines beautifully and the narrator makes you feel like you're in the story.
You won't regret using a credit on it.

Addicting! so good!

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