A review by afox98
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

5.0

This story follows the work of those who broke codes at Bletchley Park, the country estate turned top-secret facility during WW II. Three women from diverse backgrounds, Osla, Mab, and Beth forged fast friendships while doing grueling work to help save lives by cracking Nazi codes. The story flips between two timelines - 1940 during the war and 1947 leading up to the royal wedding, when the women have gone their separate ways after a tragic incident that tears them all apart. The book is gripping and tense at times, joyful and endearing at others, showing how war can bring people from all backgrounds so close in one moment, and rip them away from each other in another. Kate Quinn's writing is a masterpiece and her storytelling is exquisite. This book is quite long, but it didn't feel that way as I read it. Highly recommended.