The Rose Code Discussion Questions
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- Black Bear Pictures, the team behind the Bletchley Park film The Imitation Game, will be adapting The Rose Code for TV. Who do you think should play the main parts?
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- The codebreaking work these women did was top secret for decades after the war (the files were only declassified after 1974 in the UK and 1996 in the US. What does that say about these women’s sense of duty and loyalty? What do you think about the fact that the heroic efforts of women at Bletchley Park went completely unnoticed for so long?
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- Of the romances depicted throughout the novel, which one do you think was the strongest and why?
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- Kate Quinn makes real people characters in the book. Were you surprised by the role Prince Philip played in the story? What did you think about how he was portrayed? Do you think his romance with Osla would have continued if she had told him about her work? Was there another real life figure you were surprised to see in the novel?
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- Osla, Mab, and Beth come from very different classes/backgrounds. Even though they had different upbringings, what do you think the three women have in common?
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- Why do you think Osla and Mab are so quick to think the worst of Beth when she is falsely accused? Do you think Osla, Mab, and Beth are truly friends?
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- Does reading about the female codebreakers make you want to learn more about what they did? Does it change your perspective on WWII and the role that Bletchley Park played?
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- Did you know about Bletchley Park and the women that worked there before you read the novel? If you did, did you learn anything new from Kate Quinn’s novel?
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- Who did you suspect of being the traitor before the big reveal? Did you guess correctly or were you surprised by who it was? What did you think of the twist that tied the traitor to Osla?
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- Betrayal is a theme in the novel. What did you think when you learned the reason behind the rift between the trio of friends? What do you think about Beth’s actions? Do you think she was justified, given the circumstances? Would you have done the same thing in her shoes?
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