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The Rose Code

The Rose Code

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  • Author：Kate Quinn
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Summary

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。 。




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Reviews

Lynn Peterson ，

Another amazing historical fiction book by Kate Quinn。 Wow did I learn a lot about code breakers during WWII in England。 And to learn about Prince Phillip was fun too。 Fantastic and super interesting read

Mandi Bross ，

I always enjoy Kate Quinn's novels， and this one was no exception。 I didn't like it quite as much as The Huntress， but it was still an engaging story that opened my eyes to WWII codebreakers and the role they played in Britain's war efforts。 I felt invested in the three main characters' lives （I really loved Osla）， and they were so well-developed and dynamic。 The story did move a bit slowly in the middle， but the ending made up for it。 I also appreciated the real connection to Duchess Kate and t I always enjoy Kate Quinn's novels， and this one was no exception。 I didn't like it quite as much as The Huntress， but it was still an engaging story that opened my eyes to WWII codebreakers and the role they played in Britain's war efforts。 I felt invested in the three main characters' lives （I really loved Osla）， and they were so well-developed and dynamic。 The story did move a bit slowly in the middle， but the ending made up for it。 I also appreciated the real connection to Duchess Kate and the Middleton family。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 Coincidentally， I was nearing completion when Prince Philip died。 As I listened to the news stories about his life， I was pleased to see the overlap with the events in the book。

Lindsey ，

About 200 pages too long。 Starts slow but you get into it！ Overall enjoyed the read， just a little too long。

Brandi ，

Like all of Kate’s books， this was compelling from page one。 Based on women code breakers from WWII， it’s a wonderfully complex and well woven story。

Lisa ，

I had been staying away from historical fiction set during WW2 for a while， but I decided to delve back on for this story about 3 female code breakers。 It’s a daunting 624 pages， but the pages turned quickly for me， with short chapters and jumping back and forth in time， which kept me guessing what was going to happen。 Some plot points I saw coming a long way off， and some took me genuinely by surprise。 Of course， there was the main situation of the seemingly impossible task of breaking the Germ I had been staying away from historical fiction set during WW2 for a while， but I decided to delve back on for this story about 3 female code breakers。 It’s a daunting 624 pages， but the pages turned quickly for me， with short chapters and jumping back and forth in time， which kept me guessing what was going to happen。 Some plot points I saw coming a long way off， and some took me genuinely by surprise。 Of course， there was the main situation of the seemingly impossible task of breaking the German code， and it seemed obvious that they would break it， so in some ways it took a long way going about it。 Along the way。 These three woman create a unique bond， and their relationships became the most interesting aspect of this novel to me， the code breaking becoming more of a background。 The final chapters got a bit melodramatic for me， it’s a bit of a wild caper which sort of lost me somewhere along the way。 But overall an enjoyable read。 。。。more

Fran Grafman ，

I loved this book。 Kate Quinn does a marvelous job telling the story of the brave and undervalued women who worked at Bletchley Park。 The stories of Mab， Osla and Beth were riveting and just as I finished the book I learned of the passing of Prince Philip， who made several appearances in the story。I was engaged in this story from the first page。

Evonne ，

I love Quinn for her ability to a） blend fiction with researched facts， b） manipulate the structure of a novel to ramp up ridiculous suspense， and c） create characters you love， even the ones you hate。Funny， horrifying， gripping， informative: you really ought to read this book。

Kathleen ，

What a disappointing mess！ From the moment I heard that Kate Quinn had a new book coming out， I was eager to read it because I had enjoyed her previous book， The Huntress。 But from almost the first sentences of The Rose Code， I knew it was a fluffy book， not serious historical fiction。 In The Rose Code， three very different young women are brought together by a promising job。 It is 1940 and two of them begin working at the top secret Bletchley Park mansion， north of London， to help Britain decod What a disappointing mess！ From the moment I heard that Kate Quinn had a new book coming out， I was eager to read it because I had enjoyed her previous book， The Huntress。 But from almost the first sentences of The Rose Code， I knew it was a fluffy book， not serious historical fiction。 In The Rose Code， three very different young women are brought together by a promising job。 It is 1940 and two of them begin working at the top secret Bletchley Park mansion， north of London， to help Britain decode German and Italian military messages。 When Osla and Mab rent a room from Mrs。 Finch， they become friends with her daughter Beth， and encourage her to work at Bletchley Park too。 Osla Kendall， a Canadian debutante who is dating Prince Philip of Greece， is delighted to get a job helping the War effort without getting dirty。 Mab Churt， a working class girl is pleased to leave her department store job for a clerical position at Bletchley Park。 Neither knows what they will really be doing。 Beth Finch’s mother tells her she is incompetent and worthless。 Getting a job allows her to get away from her mother and prove to herself that she can be competent。These young women work under a code of secrecy and much stress as they attempt to decrypt codes。 Meanwhile love abounds for each， but does not always run smoothly。 They are maturing and learning about men and sex。 Not only does the Rose Code alternate between these women during the War years， but it also adds a horrific subplot of activities in 1947。 Their work and their love lives and the subplot kept by head spinning。 It spun too much。 For me， their code work never feels real。 Quinn’s explanations of the decrypting and analyzing were confusing。 Quinn uses the work just as a foundation for the love stories， or love lost stories， of these women。 Quinn reports that Osla is a “lightly fictionalized” account of Osla Benning who did date Prince Philip。 Beth is a “fictional composite of two very real women” and Mab is completely fictional。 Many little known and well known people are mentioned， including Alan Turning and the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret。I think Quinn did a disservice to the women of Bletchley Park by writing a novel that feels forced， artificial and fluffy。 The Rose Code is more a romance story than historical fiction。I have to admit that I fell asleep several times while reading this book。 。。。more

Taradicken ，

I have to admit it took me a few chapters to really get into this one but when I did I couldn't put it down。 Hands down one of the best historical fiction WWII novels I have read。 The research， character development， and storyline drew me in so deep that I am now incredibly sad that I finished it。 Highly recommend。 I have to admit it took me a few chapters to really get into this one but when I did I couldn't put it down。 Hands down one of the best historical fiction WWII novels I have read。 The research， character development， and storyline drew me in so deep that I am now incredibly sad that I finished it。 Highly recommend。 。。。more

JB ，

Awesome book。 Great storyline。 The characters were super engaging。 It was a longer book but didn’t read like it was。 I really enjoyed the ending。 I would recommend！

Suzen ，

Loved reading about Bltchley Park。 Quinn did an amazing job of creating characters from some real and created people。 Using a mashup of real people， and historicaltime frames she nailed it。 Loved the secondary storyline of why the girls fell out of favor and their coming together to capture a treasonist spy amongst their group。 Excellent read。

Janetkelsey ，

Pretty goodInteresting and enlightening story about British codebreakers during WWII。 Mostly about the female ones。 Maybe a little too drawn out and the last 20% of the book got too movie-ish。

Sharon Baranick ，

I can’t even remember the last time I read a 600+ page book， but this one was worth every page！ Time almost stood still while I blazed through the last 200 pages this afternoon。 Two time periods were represented， but they were only seven years apart。 Little bits of information and intrigue were released in the more recent period。 I’d estimate 5/6 of the novel was devoted to the earlier period and the development of the characters and the scenario which needed to be resolved。 There were triumphs， I can’t even remember the last time I read a 600+ page book， but this one was worth every page！ Time almost stood still while I blazed through the last 200 pages this afternoon。 Two time periods were represented， but they were only seven years apart。 Little bits of information and intrigue were released in the more recent period。 I’d estimate 5/6 of the novel was devoted to the earlier period and the development of the characters and the scenario which needed to be resolved。 There were triumphs， character growth， mysteries or complexities that begged for resolution， all sprinkled with heartache （normal in a WWII novel） and clues to the resolution。 The Author’s Note at the end was fascinating; be sure to allow time to read that。 The book is based on a real place， a real code-breaking operation， and upon some real people。 Well-written and intriguing！ 。。。more

Terri Johnson ，

I enjoyed this book。 It did take me three starts to get going with it。 I'm glad I continued。 I enjoyed this book。 It did take me three starts to get going with it。 I'm glad I continued。 。。。more

Ann Pierson ，

Am I the only other reader who thought that every time Osla used the expression “absolutely topping” it was time to take another drink in the Bad Dialogue Drinking Game？ Two stars since I finished it to see what happened。

Devon Reigh ，

I really enjoyed this one - more than I thought I would！ I've been getting into a lot of Historical fiction lately and I love how the characters in this one are based loosely on real people - or in some cases they ARE real people。 It's also just a super interesting topic that was kept top secret for so long。 I will say a large chunk of this book felt like it was about character and back story building but it was all very necessary for the later part of the story where the plot really intensified I really enjoyed this one - more than I thought I would！ I've been getting into a lot of Historical fiction lately and I love how the characters in this one are based loosely on real people - or in some cases they ARE real people。 It's also just a super interesting topic that was kept top secret for so long。 I will say a large chunk of this book felt like it was about character and back story building but it was all very necessary for the later part of the story where the plot really intensified。 However， even the less intense parts of the book were so well written that I had a hard time putting the book down。 。。。more

Krystle Marcis ，

Wow！！！ Kate Quinn has done it again！ WWII historical fiction is already my favorite genre， but this book takes my love for it to a whole new level！ Suspenseful， character-driven， and simply brilliant。 I can’t recommend this book enough！！

Jessica Frank ，

I love Kate's books。 Mab， Beth and Osla were all interesting characters， and I loved all their stories。 I flew through this book。 I love Kate's books。 Mab， Beth and Osla were all interesting characters， and I loved all their stories。 I flew through this book。 。。。more

Lori Belford ，

4。5 stars。 It was a tad too long or I would’ve given it 5 stars。 I loved this because it wasn’t specifically about the WWII but chronicles 3 female code breakers at Bletchley Park in London from 1940-1947 and their part in ending the war early。 They were 3 very different women who signed an oath of secrecy for life。 When they find there is a traitor among them and one of the women is wrongly put away in an insane asylum， the other two have to put aside their differences to find the traitor。 Prin 4。5 stars。 It was a tad too long or I would’ve given it 5 stars。 I loved this because it wasn’t specifically about the WWII but chronicles 3 female code breakers at Bletchley Park in London from 1940-1947 and their part in ending the war early。 They were 3 very different women who signed an oath of secrecy for life。 When they find there is a traitor among them and one of the women is wrongly put away in an insane asylum， the other two have to put aside their differences to find the traitor。 Prince Phillip had a major role in this story and it was a bit eerie finishing this book the day he died。 **Bletchley Park was abandoned for years until Kate Middleton restored and reopened it to the public in 2014。 Her grandmother was one of the code breakers。 。。。more

Swathi ，

During 1940’s， three women: Osla， Mab and Beth， despite hailing from different backgrounds and socio-economic strata become thick friends during their tenure as ‘cryptoanalysts’ at England’s renowned mysterious code-breaking estate ‘Bletchley Park’。 Gifted with their own abilities， and sworn to secrecy under “Official Secrets Act”， these three women work tirelessly at ‘Bletchley Park’ at different huts in silos， thereby breaking classified encrypted codes propagating from German’s ‘Enigma’ machi During 1940’s， three women: Osla， Mab and Beth， despite hailing from different backgrounds and socio-economic strata become thick friends during their tenure as ‘cryptoanalysts’ at England’s renowned mysterious code-breaking estate ‘Bletchley Park’。 Gifted with their own abilities， and sworn to secrecy under “Official Secrets Act”， these three women work tirelessly at ‘Bletchley Park’ at different huts in silos， thereby breaking classified encrypted codes propagating from German’s ‘Enigma’ machine during WWII， whilst saving thousands of lives。Osla translates decoded German messages。 Mab puts her typing skills to use。 Beth emerges as one of the finest crypto-analysts， thanks to her puzzle solving prowess。 Beth relentlessly decodes vital classified information that derails majority of Germany’s plans during the WWII。 Friendships are fostered， love blooms， relationships are built， however， unwavering secrecy and patriotism will ruin this impeccable friendship， betraying each other。Seven years later， despite these three women loathing each other to the core， meet up to break one last code “The Rose Code” which will reveal the alleged traitor at Bletchley Park who sold decoded classified information to the Soviet during the war， and also was the prime reason for ruining their friendship。It’s a beautifully written story， however it was painstakingly long （630 pages）！！ 。。。more

Virginia Parker ，

You know me - it is a historical fiction from WWII that features super wicked smart women who help break the codes of the enemy - I loved it！ Kate Quinn is awesome and The Rose Code is another fabulous book from her。 The characters were delightful and kept me engaged all the way through。 Definitely recommend！

Samantha Barfield ，

What a beautifully tragic war time story filled with love， loss， friendship and betrayal。 Kate Quinn has created a masterful piece yet again。 I felt so connected to all of the characters， feeling joy with their happiness as well as being destroyed in times of their losses。 I have a feeling this story will stick with me for a very long time！5*

Anne ，

Audiobook is wonderful。 Great characters interesting story and a mystery to solve。

Cheryle ，

The Rose Code is an excellent book that highlights the lives of three women from totally different backgrounds are brought together in the highly secret area that is intercepting messages from Germany and decoding them for the Allies。 One of the interesting areas of the book is the addition of Prince Phillip as a love interest with one of the women。 The book is well researched and basaed on the lives of those who were doing this work during WWII。 The ending will have the reader racing to find ou The Rose Code is an excellent book that highlights the lives of three women from totally different backgrounds are brought together in the highly secret area that is intercepting messages from Germany and decoding them for the Allies。 One of the interesting areas of the book is the addition of Prince Phillip as a love interest with one of the women。 The book is well researched and basaed on the lives of those who were doing this work during WWII。 The ending will have the reader racing to find out what will happen as the wedding of Phillip and Princess Elizabeth is happening。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。。。 。。。more

Holly ，

This book is exactly what I love about historical fiction -- great story and strong characters。 The story about three very different women who work together to break German codes during the war。 I remember when Bletchley Circle was just opened up to the public a couple years back。 This book brings that area alive and helps understand the importance of it。 If you read just one historical fiction novel this year， this is the one to read！

Chris Gire ，

Upon hearing of Prince Philips passing， I had to dive back into this book。 The life he lived and secrets we all imagine he guarded added another layer of intrigue to this authors latest story set primarily at Bletchley Park during WWII。 As with The Huntress， Kate Quinn has woven spy hunting， love， loss and friendship into this delicious novel。 I especially enjoyed the letters between Francis and Mab “I’ve never been able to shake the feeling of standing in the wings of a play， separated from it Upon hearing of Prince Philips passing， I had to dive back into this book。 The life he lived and secrets we all imagine he guarded added another layer of intrigue to this authors latest story set primarily at Bletchley Park during WWII。 As with The Huntress， Kate Quinn has woven spy hunting， love， loss and friendship into this delicious novel。 I especially enjoyed the letters between Francis and Mab “I’ve never been able to shake the feeling of standing in the wings of a play， separated from it by a curtain。 Only sometimes， every now and then， the curtain sweeps back and I see things in full color-I get yanked onto the stage， blinking and dazzled， and I feel。” 。。。more

Diane ，

If you like historical fiction， you'll love this。 If you like historical fiction， you'll love this。 。。。more

Kristin Pachal ，

This took me long time to get through。 I liked the book all the way through and it started out with the mystery that unfolded as I went along。 So I wanted to keep reading。 I think that the epilogue really helped pull the entire thing together。 I liked this book quite a bit but not as much as The Alice Network。

Margaret Burns Vap ，

One of those books that you can't put down， and then finish and wish you hadn't read it already。 I love everything by Kate Quinn， she keeps outdoing herself with every new book！ so， so good。 One of those books that you can't put down， and then finish and wish you hadn't read it already。 I love everything by Kate Quinn， she keeps outdoing herself with every new book！ so， so good。 。。。more

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