The Bletchley Women

By: Patricia Adrian

Narrated by: Imogen Wilde, Antonia Whillans

Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

The USA Today Bestseller!

A stunning new historical novel perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Dinah Jeffries!

From debutante to farmer’s daughter, all roads lead to Bletchley....

In a different world, Evie Milton would have accepted her fate, married an aristocrat and become the doyenne of one of England’s finest estates, just like her mother.

In a different world, Rose Wiley would have married her fiancé, David, established a modest homestead and brought up a brood of babies, just like her mother.

But this isn’t a different world, and these women are not their mothers. Rose dreams of a life filled with more than family and duty to her husband—a life of purpose—and Evie dreams of a life far away from her rarefied existence. Now, as they perform vital work at Bletchley Park decoding intercepted Luftwaffe messages, their role in turning the tide of war in the Allies favour shows Evie and Rose they don’t have to settle for the life once laid out before them.

©2022 Patricia Adrian (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

Enjoyed this book and performance thoroughly!

A great story, well developed characters and perfectly narrated by Whillans and Wilde. I highly recommend it.

Good story but not great.

I got used to the narrator as some complained about her pauses and page turning. It was initially a bit weird, but her accents are good as is the other narrator. I’ve read so many World War II books with women as the focus characters. . This one was not particularly riveting as some of them have been., but it was good enough without dragging too much and I would recommend it.

Ended too abruptly for me

I wanted to know what happened to the characters at the end and didn’t get this.

Fishnets!

Loved this story. Amazing. It follows two women thru WWII and how their lives are changed- women getting jobs, changing roles, and dying nylons. I felt the growth in these women, tackling issues that resonate across generations and cultures. I like that we saw the flaws. It made them more real. Narrators captured the characters well. Some background noises at times but not too distracting. Couldn’t put this book down. Highly recommend. And here’s to the fishnets!

great read, highly recommended

I got used to the narrator quickly enough, her pauses, and breaths. Only once did her page-turning-pause cause me to raise a brow. Otherwise her accent and involvement in the character was completely apt. I loved this book. It was fascinating and fun.

Women in WW II

I don’t usually listen to stories about the war, but this was a good one when women were deemed second class

Good Book

I liked this book a lot. The story line was good and I liked the characters. IMO the story did drag a bit with too much descriptive narrative. I would defiantly want to listen to more from this author.

What on earth is wrong with this narration???

While I loved the story, audible should be ashamed of the quality of this narration! It’s not that the narrator has a terrible voice or anything. It’s the BACKGROUND noise that you can hear consistently throughout the book. I can hear her turn pages. I can hear her sigh or take a breath before starting a new section. It’s as though I’m listening to someone read this story who is on the same room with me. It’s incredibly distracting. Please fix this! It should be an embarrassment to this poor author who wrote a wonderful book. I am willing to bet many listeners will not get through the first few chapters with the current narration, which is a shame because the story is compelling.