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The Amber Shadows
The Amber Shadows | Lucy Ribchester
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In a place where everyone is keeping secrets all the time, how do you know who you can trust? A brilliant novel of lies and intrigue at Bletchley Park by the author of the bestselling debut The Hourglass Factory. Perfect for all fans of The Imitation Game. On a delayed train, deep in the English countryside, two strangers meet. It is 1942 and they are both men of fighting age, though neither is in uniform. As strangers do in these days of war, they pass the time by sharing their stories. But walls have ears and careless talk costs lives… At Bletchley Park, Honey Deschamps spends her days at a type-x machine in Hut 6, transcribing decrypted signals from the German Army. One winter’s night, as she walks home in the blackout, she meets a stranger in the shadows. He tells her his name is Felix, and he has a package for her. The parcel, containing a small piece of amber, postmarked from Russia and branded with two censor’s stamps, is just the first of several. Someone is trying to get a message to her, but who? As a dangerous web weaves ever tighter around her, can Honey uncover who is sending these mysterious packages and why before it’s too late…?
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Birdsong28
The Amber Shadows | Lucy Ribchester
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Pickpick

Good. Enjoyed the story but I don't think the author is for me as I read The Hourglass Factory and I didn't like the writing style on that but I thought I would give her another chance but it's just the same.

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ablachly
The Amber Shadows | Lucy Ribchester
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Mehso-so

Unsatisfying mystery

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annalibris
The Amber Shadows | Lucy Ribchester
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This book falls right in between "Pick" and "So-So" for me, but I'm going to recommend it anyway. It swept me along right up until the end and then I feel it let me down a little, but, to be fair, the heroine felt exactly the same way. And since one of the central themes of the book is about the dangers of letting a fantasy life build up too much… Worth the read, and very well researched.

kirriemummy me too. I so wanted the ending to be more exotic, but understand why she didn't take that path. Thought that the atmosphere of the book was amazing, and the period/locale were really well researched. 6y
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