Jackie Uí Chionna
"Some women are missing from history books for the simple reason that – under the Official Secrets Act – they could not speak the truth about their lives. Among these was Emily Anderson, one of the greatest codebreakers of the twentieth century – an unsung heroine of both World Wars. In Jackie Uí Chionna she at last finds her biographer. In unravelling Anderson's story, Uí Chionna shines a light on an extraordinary woman who literally changed the course of history." Suzannah Lipscomb, historian and TV presenter. |
"Completely compelling, endlessly illuminating and richly intriguing – Jackie Uí Chionna’s wonderfully written and deeply researched work has at last pulled back the curtain of secrecy from one of Bletchley Park’s most extraordinary unsung figures. This is a story not just of a pioneering codebreaking genius, working through two world wars, but also – movingly - about a dazzlingly brilliant woman creating a space for herself and her passions in a rigid world and at a rigid time." Sinclair McKay , author of The Secret Life of Bletchley Park. |