The Amber Shadows

from simon_carr

Good prose and characterisation but rather a limp plot. Not much happens until near the end and then it is all rather preposterous and disappointing. Much better use could have been made of the fascinating people and activities of Bletchley Park. Not really recommeded.

from cathyskye

I came to The Amber Shadows with a great deal of anticipation. So many things to like: the World War II setting of Bletchley Park, code breaking, the fabled Amber Room that was dismantled by the Nazis and still hasn't been found.... The author did deliver on one important part: the setting. Of al...

from GennaC

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. "She thought for the first time in her life how wretched it was to be a woman. War was ferocious to men. But when it was over the ones left would go back to their lives. For a woman, there would always be pillag...

from jayne_charles

For some reason I had always pictured Bletchley Park as a single hut full of mathematicians - maybe 20 or so of them. This book has re-educated me and for that I am grateful. There were of course many more huts and many many more people. And despite having read many wartime books, few have really...

from Kris_Anderson

The Amber Shadows by Lucy Ribchester starts off in December of 1942 at Bletchley Park. Honey Deschamps is on her way to her lodgings when she is stopped by Felix Plaidstow and his dog, Nijinksy. Felix states he works in Hut 6 in the park and he has a package for Honey that was misdelivered. Honey...