![]() ![]() By meeting and talking to these fascinating female secret-keepers who are still alive today, Tessa Dunlop captures their extraordinary journeys into an adult world of war, secrecy, love and loss. ![]() In the middle of the night, hunched over meaningless pieces of paper, tending mind-blowing machines, sitting listening for hours on end, theirs was invariably confusing, monotonous and meticulous work, about which they could not breathe a word. ![]() But they all have one common bond, the war and their highly confidential part in it. A refugee from Belgium, a Scottish debutante, a Jewish 14-year-old, and a factory worker from Northamptonshire - the Bletchley Girls confound stereotypes. There had always been girls at the Park but soon they outnumbered the men three to one. From 8 million working women just over 7000 were hand-picked to work at Bletchley Park and its outstations. The scale of female involvement in Britain during the Second World War wasn't matched in any other country. Firm friendships were made as their epic journey unfolded on paper. It is their story, told in their voices Tessa met and talked to 15 veterans, often visiting them several times. The Bletchley Girls weaves together the lives of fifteen women who were all selected to work in Britain's most secret organisation - Bletchley Park. ![]()
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