pickI loved this! 😍😍 This tells the true stories of women who broke German, Japanese and Italian codes at Bletchley park during the second world war. The book covers all aspects of their lives their work, love life, accomondation, education, backgrounds, family life, society, secrecy and the ultimate fame in their old age. It is not a boring history book but a lively memoir and vivid picture of women's lives during WWll.
Participating in #20in4 #readathon with these two. I won't have much time to read so I won't make it to the full 20 hours but I'm still going to try to get as much reading time as I can this weekend! 😁📚
pickI found this after reading The Rose Code because I was so amazed the fictional story had real people behind it. This book was slow at times but still interesting to dive into a new part of history for me.
Big snow storm this weekend. I'll be cuddled up with this book which I wanted to read after loving The Rose Code and finding out it is based on real people.
pick4.5⭐️ I really liked this book. There were some things that knocked it down a few points, but for the most part, I quite enjoyed it. I found it to be fast paced and like the fact that the characters were based on real people and that I really liked the 3 main characters. I now need to go and the author‘s previous two books! #2021 #bookreview #bookstagram #fiction #bletchleypark #wwii #historicalfiction
so-soI picked this up as it is a kind of oral history by Mair Russell-Jones about her life including her time at Bletchley Park with background and context provided by her son.
I was fascinated with Bletchley Park, but less enthusiastic about Mair herself who felt increasingly judgmental and at times unpleasant. I respect her convictions and her work, but found I didn't want to spend much page time with her.
I was all ready with a cute post about curling up with a #book when the #GoblinTeen shamed me. "Don't use the dog for your bookstore propaganda!" ??
.
I'm settling in to read this for the #mARCupbookclub - a new Kate Quinn #WWII novel. So far we've seen the fiction tied with familiar faces in #AlanTuring and #PrincePhillip, but the story focuses on three female #codebreakers based in #BletchleyPark. So far so good! #booknerdreads
