Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

I enjoyed reading about Madeline and what role she played at the time of war at Bletchley Park. She worked at coding and translating messages.

She went to Bletchley Park as a young girl and as well as working, she had fun along the way to becoming a woman.

I highly recommend this book.

As usual in my reviews, I will not rehash the plot (there are reviews like that out there if that's what you are looking for!).

Having previously read a "Bletchley Park" novel by Molly Green, I was delighted to receive an ARC of this latest novel. This one would work as a standalone - although the setting is familiar, the characters are new.

The plot moves between Germany and various locations (including Bletchley Park) in England. There are several strands to the tale which adds to the plot, and there's a well-written cast of main and supporting characters. The author has obviously done plenty of research about key settings during WWII (including Bletchley) and the work carried out at those locations, which adds to the authenticity of the tale.

This is an enjoyable read - despite the very dark undertones affecting some of the characters in Germany (and their wider family). The characters are so well written that you care about them - which is sometimes a hard thing to achieve in a relatively short novel.

I'm hoping that Molly Green is planning further novels in the Bletchley series - it would be good to read more about the lives of these (and earlier) characters.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC. All opinions my own.

A slow start to this novel is soon replaced by a rather lovely read. Set during the days before and during WW2 in England, this is a story of the courage and dedication of a young woman, Madeline, who is a private tutor to Jewish twins in Munich. At the outbreak of war in Europe Madeline is beseeched to take the twins to safety in England. Once back home Maddie continues her studies and is then recruited to work initially at Station X, Bletchley Park. Not wishing to spoil the novel for other readers, suffice to say there is romance and a happy ending.

Lovely characters, relaxing reading, a touch of WW2 reality and romance make for a good book. Not having read any of Molly Green’s books I was pleasantly surprised.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers HarpersCollins for the opportunity to read this advance copy.

Rocky start!

Madeline Hamilton had always wanted to be an actress. Something her mother forbade.
Maddie is sent down from University after being found with a man in her rooms. She takes a position as a nanny to a Jewish family returning to Munich.
It’s 1938 and Maddie becomes alarmed at the changes in the German people. Hitler has come to power and anti semitism is rife
When Mr. Weinberg is taken by the Gestapo, Madeline decides to leave for England. Mrs. Weinberg begs her to take the children with her to their aunt and uncle in Berlin. When that strikes problems she’s asked to take the children with her to other relations in London.
Maddie’s return to England is dangerous with the children. Fortunately she has help from someone she met by chance on the train to Berlin. James Sylvester is a cultural attaché with the British Embassy in Munich. He helps her to get the children to England.
On her return home, knowing what’s going on in Germany, Madeline applies to the Foreign Office as a German speaker.
She ends up in Bletchley Park. James makes a reappearance there as well. Romance is definitely in the air until she finds out that James has secrets.
I must admit that the fleeing from Germany was exciting, as was Madeline’s time at Bletchley and further north, (in ‘Forbes War’ country!) but I found Madeline’s refusal to talk to James about her feelings for him illogical and frustrating.

An Avon ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
(Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)

The story begins in Munich where Maddie is teaching English to German twins. She is asked to take them to friends in Berlin, but ends up taking them to family in England with the help of a cultural attaché she meets on the train journey to Berlin. She then finds herself working at Bletchley Park at the beginning of the Second World War. Obviously she falls in love with the cultural attaché and their romance fuels the second part of the story.
This was a good read, it was light, entertaining and easy. It was fairly well written but I did feel that it was a little cliched and predictable.

Thank you for the chance to read this ARC in return for my honest opinion

I have read the other books in the series and this one did not disappoint.

At a time when once again Jews are facing more problems in the Middle East (Nov 23) this sadly brings home what a terrible time they had over 70 year ago in Germany.

This is a story of a young lady (Madelaine) that was teaching English to German Jewish twins when it became apparent that they needed taking to a safer place - England - and relatives there. I have to admit how this all transpired was slightly contrived but in a very clever way.

Madelaine was of course fluent in German and had learnt Morse Code at her fathers knee so a transition back to finish her German degree and to be 'sent' to Bletchley Park.
Of course, along the way, there was the inevitable romance, misunderstandings and redemption.
Madelaine's mother was not a pleasant lady - though I wonder if she was 'of the era' and just someone we find less easy to understand these days.

I enjoyed the book, it is well written and well researched. The addition of the 'vegetarian' landlady was amusing - who knew kidney beans had been around for so long.

For anyone that likes historical fiction and especially books set around Bletchley Park then I highly recommend this book

What a glorious book ! Reading it at a time when Jews are once again being persecuted , makes it even more apposite. Madeleine, our heroine is working in Germany, teaching English to the children of a Jewish couple when Hitler's army is gathering apace and Jewish people are being targeted . With war seemingly inevitable, Maddie is persuaded to take the children back to England with her ,a precarious journey which would probably have failed without the assistance of the handsome stranger , Jack, she meets on a train. Back in England and now working in Bletchley Park, Maddie is delighted to be reunited with Jack and love blossoms . A beautiful love story to the backdrop of the extremely difficult work of the code breakers at station x , this absorbing story is all the more poignant read at a time of rising anti Semitism and war in the Holy land. It will tear at your heartstrings ! Beautifully written, lovingly portrayed characters and an absorbing storyline makes for a very satisfying read.

There was loads of potential in this book that wasn’t quite realised sadly. A story that covers the horrors of the holocaust and the amazing work carried out at Bletchley Park should have a lot more substance. It was however a pleasant little love story & was an easy read.

Nicely done WWII fiction featuring Maddie who steps up to be both intrepid and hard working at Bletchley Park. Yes there's a romance here but there's also good female camaraderie and devotion to country. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. This is part of a series I'd not read but it was just fine as a standalone.

I really enjoyed reading this book about what Madeleine did during the war at Bletchley Park, coding and translating. It started off with a girl and ended with a woman. The fun she had along the way acting on stage made me feel like I was in the audience. The long shifts made me feel tired and exhausted. The constant changes in where she was working and what she would be doing were frustrating, but I guess that was the War. And the love was beautiful. I did feel like the ending was a little bit rushed, but that was easily forgiven with how long the story was. Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this book in exchange for my honest review. I will be looking out for more books by this author.

What a great story, some great characters, unputdownable book, and the need to read it was inspiring - absolutely brilliant!

Molly Green you really have a great talent for writing, as part of me can visualise the setting in-front of me and that I was there.
Superb

Thank you to Netgalley and Avonbooks UK

Firstly thank you Netgalley for this Arc

Another installment in this brilliant series definitely worth reading family saga world war all rolled into one

As usual Molly Green captures ww2 camaraderie at its best.
Maddie is always trying to prove herself and when she ends up in a dangerous situation in Germany as the Nazi regime is stepping up she meets a charming man who fixes her dilemma, she never thinks she will meet him again.
When she’s sent to top secret Bletchley Park she finds an unexpected face among the crowd.
Mashies journey is another great read from the Bletchley Park series.
Can’t wait for more
Highly Recommended

This is the third book in the Bletchley Park Girls series and it is definitely my favorite! Maddie, Jack, and the twins are all such endearing characters. I can never get enough stories about Bletchley Park and WWII in England. The additional settings of Sussex and Ealing were equally enthralling. This series is truly heartwarming and addictive.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.

A real page turner and a wonderful read. I loved the characters. It was heartbreaking and heartwarming in equal measure, So many twists and turns making for a great story. Madeleine was a lovely character and so brave bringing the twins to London.

I enjoyed the book; read it in one sitting. There are obvious flaws in the story, that said, the commadery, and characters are fun even if some the problems in the second half of the story are manufactured in a silly way. The mother-daughter relationship is touched on, but very superficially, which is a good thing as it adds nothing to the story but whinging. Bletchley Park and prewar Germany seem to be adaquately portrayed, and the hardships of living during that time something we can only be thankful we do not have to endure.

Happy excited tears that there is another book in this series :’). I have LOVED the previous written by the author and this has been one of my most hotly anticipated reads. To anyone who hasn’t read this series before, it’s okay fear not. You needn’t have read the others in this series as it works as a standalone but I would highly recommend reading the other two if you can get round to it, because they are also epic.

I loved the opening to this book and how we get a perspective of what life was briefly like in Germany a few years pre-war. Where the rumblings of disastrously big changes are afoot as the Hitler youth, rallies, discrimination and rumours of war begin to stir. It was a great way to set the tone of the book and begin to introduce our main character, Maddie.

She was a wonderful character to follow, as we meet her as a private teacher teaching English to two little Jewish German twins. Her German may come in handy if the rumours of war are true.. I hear there’s a certain mysterious station in Bletchley who are desperately in need of German speakers and decoders…!

It had all the elements of a wonderful wartime story and anything centred around the enigmatic Bletchley Park peeks my interest! Great characters, great wartime feel, wonderful romance element and I always respect the amount of work and research that goes into these books. Honestly couldn’t recommend this series enough.

WARTIME WISHES AT BLETCHLEY PARK is the third book inthe Bletchley Park series by MOLLY GREEN. It is a well written and well researched WW11 novel, starting in Munich in in 1938 where Madeleine Hamilton is living with the Weinberg family teaching their eight year old twins, Erich and Lotte, English. With the Nazi horrors against the Jews gaining momentum, Maddie ends up on a train to Berlin with the twins who their parents are sending to family friends who they hope will take them to their aunt and uncle in England……
Back in England, after passing her final year in languages with distinction, Maddie is sent by the foreign Office to Bletchley Park. Maddie has a distinct suspicion that Jack, from the British Embassy in Germany, who she met on the train, has had something to do with her posting……
I am not going to tell you any more for fear of spoiling things for you.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good WW11 story, with much suspense and a romance that may never lead to anything!
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Avon Books. The opinions in this review are completely my own.

Such an exciting book!
Madeline Hamilton is happy living with the Weinberg family in Munich, teaching twins Lotte and Erich. When their parents decide it’s no longer safe for them as a Jewish family. They plead with Madeline to take their children to safety in Berlin, after giving this some thought she agrees but runs into complications on the train. In steps the elusive James Sylvester, who has a secret of his own.
Madeline decides to do something for the war effort, (not least to get away from her mother who has never seen appreciated any skills that Madeline has) this takes her to Bletchley park where she finds the work fascinating and is always pushing herself to be better. While Madeline has made friends with Josie, Sally and Olive her roommates, the Green-eyed monster “jealousy “ rears it’s head in the form of Cora who seems to dislike most for one reason or another. Will she make trouble!
I loved the attention to detail, especially around Bletchley, and was fascinated to read about Fairlight which I’ve stored to find out more about.
I’ve so enjoyed this series. Recommend it. Worthy of all ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sadly I found the title to be somewhat disappointing. It had the makings of a good book but didn't deliver.

Lots of aspects of the storyline seemed too far fetched to bare any resemblance to truth. The book also had some inaccuracies in the storyline which I found frustrating (I remain questioning the availability of kidney beans in WW2).

The way the main character was portrayed she didn't appear to have the gumption or brains to undertake the things she did.

Having enjoyed previous titles by the author this did not appear to be of the same calibre of book. I thank the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read the preview copy.