But the pressures were intense and being unable to talk about it with anyone except each other pushed people to breaking point. Secrets, decoding messages from the enemy, using the innate intuition that Ellie possessed to rush messages to the top brass, all helped with what they were there for.

Hence, they were called the Garage Girls. The headquarters in Brisbane in 1943 saw the girls she worked with sharing huts once their shifts were over and working in a garage for their codebreaking work. Ellie had already lost her brother Robert to this dreadful war – if she could help to stop others losing loved ones, she wanted in. The immediate signing of a contract to keep her silence forever shook Ellie a little, but she knew working to help stop the war working with Bletchley Park in England, was something she was desperate to do. Ellie’s intelligence and strong ethics saw her being approached by Lieutenant Andrews of the Central Bureau, where her life would change in an instant. When the man she loves asks questions she's forbidden to answer, how will she prevent the double life she's leading from unravelling?Įlanora (Ellie) O’Sullivan loved her work with Qantas, using her engineering skills to keep the planes in tip top shape for the war effort. Can the women uncover the culprit before it's too late?Īs Ellie struggles with the magnitude of the promise she's made to her country, a wedge grows between her and those she holds dear.

Working under immense pressure, they form a close bond-yet there could be a traitor in their midst. With her country's freedom at risk, Ellie works with a group of elite women who enter a world of volatile secrets deciphering enemy communications to change the course of the war. But joining the Central Bureau means signing a lifetime secrecy contract.

Her exceptional logic and integrity attract the attention of the Central Bureau-an intelligence organisation working with England's Bletchley Park codebreakers. For Ellie O'Sullivan, helping the war effort means utilising her engineering skills for Qantas as they evacuate civilians and deliver supplies to armed forces overseas. For readers who love Judy Nunn and Kate Quinn.ġ943, Brisbane: The war continues to devastate and the battle for the Pacific threatens Australian shores. They will dedicate their lives to their country, but no one will ever know.Ī compelling story about tenacity and friendship, inspired by the real codebreaking women of Australia's top-secret Central Bureau in WWII.

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