The rose code : a novel
(Large Print)

"1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three women arrive at Bletchley Park, where the best minds break German codes. Debutante Osla has everything-- beauty, wealth, and Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses--but s he burns to prove herself and puts her fluent German to use as a translator. Self-made Mab works the codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and looks for a socially advantageous husband. Osla and Mab see the potential in local spinster Beth, whose shyness conceals a talent for puzzles, and she becomes one of the few female cryptanalysts. But war, loss. and the pressure of secrecy will tear them apart. 1947. As the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip thrills postwar Britain, the former friends are reunited by a mysterious encrypted letter--the key to which lies buried in the betrayal that destroyed their friendship and left one of them in an asylum. A traitor has emerged from their past, and Osla, Mab, and Beth must crack one las code together. But each petal they remove from the Rose Code brings danger--and their enemy--closer..."--back cover