Imperious self-made Mab, product of east-end London poverty, works the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and looks for a socially advantageous husband. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything-beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses-but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of decoded enemy secrets. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.ġ940. This story is The Imitation Game meets The Crown and we are excited to bring this thrilling historical tale to the screen.'The reigning queen of historical fiction' - Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenu e Kate Quinn has written a timely and timeless novel that is both a war epic and a character-driven story of female friendships and romances. We are excited to bring people back into the world of Bletchley Park, told through the fresh perspective of The Rose Code. The deal was brokered by Michael Heimler of Black Bear and Lucy Stille of Lucy Stille Literary on behalf of Kevan Lyon at The Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.īlack Bear’s Head of TV Ben Stillman said, “We were lucky enough to be a part of and witness to the incredible impact The Imitation Game had on audiences. Last year, it signed a deal with Crazy Heart writer-director Scott Cooper to develop a limited drama series based on Angels & Demons and optioned the TV rights to Naoise Dolan’s Exciting Times and Mary Kubica’s Local Woman Missing: A Novel. Quinn is the author behind The Empress of Rome saga and two books in The Bordia Chronicles, as well as The Huntress and The Alice Network, which is currently set up at Warner Bros for development as a limited series.īlack Bear, which produced the Morten Tyldum-directed film The Imitation Game, has been stepping up its involvement in television.

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