Finished: Between Silk & Cyanide: A Code Makers War by Leo Marks
This was a hard book to read. The author had a disjointed way of writing that sometimes felt like you were trapped between thoughts flitting through his head. However, it was an eye opening account of the bumbling & ineptitude as well as the in fighting that ultimately cost the lives of many agents dropped into Europe, but Holland in particular. While I knew vaguey of the other side of the coding fence (Bletchley) I did not know about this which was essentially the coal face, with Leo Marks being the wise (but ignored generally) leader of the pit crew. How different things may have turned out had his suspicions (later confirmed) been believed at the beginning.
Started & Finished: Bittersweet by Colleen McCullough [Audible version]
I decided to use my free audible.com credit to buy this book as it was nice & long & suited the work I am doing at the moment (no thinking required - so I could concentrate on the story). This overall was a great reading of a good story. It follows the 4 Latimer girls ( 2 sets of twins) as they leave the cosseted world of their father and begin to explore the world and learn more about themselves. As a means of escepe they become trainee nurses and as the years progress they discover more & more about themselves and each other. It ended on a bit of a sudden note which was disappointing as it felt like the 4 girls had finally all just gotten to the point that they were happy... but then maybe that was the point. I don't know it just felt like it could have gone on a bit more for my liking.
Started: A Brief History of Britain 1066-1485 by Nicholas Vincent [Audible version]
Armageddon (Kirov Saga) by John Schettler
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