The Codebreakers
Alli Sinclair
Reviewed by Helen
What an awesome story, compelling and poignant and it is beautiful, a real page turner this one takes us on a journey through World War 11 and we get to meet the women, who are known as codebreakers working for the very secret Central Bureau in Brisbane, who are with the intelligence organization Bletchley Park in England, but once working there they must sing a secrecy contract and never, never talk about what they did during the war and this can be very hard on them.
It is 1943 war is raging in the Pacific and Ellie O’Sullivan is working as a an engineer on the Qantas planes that they are using to help with the war effort, she is soon roped into helping break codes coming in from the enemy, Ellie is good at what she does, very good, but keeping secrets is very hard for this country girl living in Brisbane now, Ellie is settling in and the girls are becoming close friends and soon have a name for themselves and as they work in a small garage which is part of Nyrambla House they are known as The Garage Girls.
These strong woman are doing everything they can to protect not only Australia, but the Allies as well and when one of the girls appears to have broken the rules about secrets they are all put under the microscope especially Ellie the bond they share grows, the secret keeping is really hard on Ellie when she cannot discuss anything she does with her best friends and her boyfriend, honesty means so much. Thoughts about what will happen when the war is over, what will they do, will these secrets cause problems with relationships and families in the future, the pressure grows.
This story was so very good, I could feel the emotions pouring off the pages, the pressure Ellie was under not just her work but her personal life as well. I shed quite a few tears throughout this book, there were smiles as well and lots of cheering, I loved Ellie she is so caring and loving it was great getting to know her.
Alli Sinclair has written an amazing well researched story, with so many fabulous characters, the Garage Girls, Mrs. Hanley, Louis and Harry all come together in a story that I feel is a must read, I do highly recommend this one, I loved it so much. Thank you Allis Sinclair for a story that will stay with me for a long time to come and this is definitely one for the keeper shelf. The ending was gorgeous there are still tears as I write this.
My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for my copy to read and review.
It is 1943 war is raging in the Pacific and Ellie O’Sullivan is working as a an engineer on the Qantas planes that they are using to help with the war effort, she is soon roped into helping break codes coming in from the enemy, Ellie is good at what she does, very good, but keeping secrets is very hard for this country girl living in Brisbane now, Ellie is settling in and the girls are becoming close friends and soon have a name for themselves and as they work in a small garage which is part of Nyrambla House they are known as The Garage Girls.
These strong woman are doing everything they can to protect not only Australia, but the Allies as well and when one of the girls appears to have broken the rules about secrets they are all put under the microscope especially Ellie the bond they share grows, the secret keeping is really hard on Ellie when she cannot discuss anything she does with her best friends and her boyfriend, honesty means so much. Thoughts about what will happen when the war is over, what will they do, will these secrets cause problems with relationships and families in the future, the pressure grows.
This story was so very good, I could feel the emotions pouring off the pages, the pressure Ellie was under not just her work but her personal life as well. I shed quite a few tears throughout this book, there were smiles as well and lots of cheering, I loved Ellie she is so caring and loving it was great getting to know her.
Alli Sinclair has written an amazing well researched story, with so many fabulous characters, the Garage Girls, Mrs. Hanley, Louis and Harry all come together in a story that I feel is a must read, I do highly recommend this one, I loved it so much. Thank you Allis Sinclair for a story that will stay with me for a long time to come and this is definitely one for the keeper shelf. The ending was gorgeous there are still tears as I write this.
My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for my copy to read and review.
5 stars
Published March 3rd 2021 by Mira Books
