Your basket is currently empty!
The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein – blog tour
First of all, I was gifted a copy of this book to read via netgalley, and this post may contain affiliate links if I get around to it.
Book Summary.
Windyedge Airfield, Scotland. World War II.
Louisa Adair, newly orphaned and shunned for her mixed-race heritage, has come here to the edge of the world to look after an old lady with a dark past. Jamie Beaufort-Stuart is a flight lieutenant whose squadron is posted to the airfield over winter. Ellen McEwan is a young woman held hostage by the German pilot who lands at Windyedge one wild stormy night carrying a terrible secret.
Three young people desperate to make a difference in a war that has decimated their families, friends and country. When the means to change the course of history falls into their hands, how will they use it? And when the enemy comes looking for them, who will have the courage to strike back?
A thrilling story of wartime secrets, international intrigue and wild courage from the award-winning author of Code Name Verity, with three young heroes you’ll never forget.
Next, a confession.
I haven’t finished the book yet. You’d think, what with furlough, I’d have a lot more time to read. Theoretically I do, what with the whole not going out to work thing, but first of all I couldn’t read because I had problems with my eye sight, and I had to get new glasses (varifocals, that was a shock to the system I can tell you) and now that I’ve got that sorted, I’m still having problems with focus.
I’m not the only one, right? Other people are completely scattered by everything going on around us?
I love Elizabeth Wein though, and I know when I get my head together I’ll whip through this and it will be wonderful.
I have started. I’ve had the scene set, starting in November 1940, on an air field. The book starts with death, but it’s set in a war, and while the descriptions are graphic, they are somehow matter of fact, a part of life, as death was, disturbingly. The first character, Jamie, is a pilot, and that wasn’t a profession with a long life span.
Louisa is 15 and orphaned by the war. She’s half Jamaican, but stranded in the UK with no way back to the rest of her family.
Young people, war, big decisions, all the things that Elizabeth Wein weaves together incredibly well. If you haven’t read Code Name Verity, you are missing an absolute treat, and you should. But you can read The Enigma Game first.
Information about the Book
Title: The Enigma Game
Author: Elizabeth Wein
Genre: YA Historical
Publication Date: 14th May 2020
Page Count: 424
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Amazon Affiliate Link: The Enigma Game
Author Information
Elizabeth Wein is a church bell ringer, a recreational pilot, and the owner of about a thousand maps. She grew up in England, Jamaica, and Pennsylvania, and has lived in Scotland since 2000, where she learned to fly at the Scottish Aero Club. She is best known for her historical fiction about young women as aviators in World War II, including Code Name Verity (2012), which became a New York Times bestseller and was
Home Ed Inspiration, Ideas, and Activities
Click the links below and scroll through my collection of ideas, workshops, excursions, and more to discover practical everyday activities you can do together in and around your home classroom.
Comments
23 responses to “The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein – blog tour”
Thankfulness to my father who told me regarding this webpage, this webpage is in fact amazing.|
I’ve been browsing on-line greater than 3 hours as of late, yet I by no means discovered any fascinating article like yours. It’s lovely value enough for me. In my opinion, if all web owners and bloggers made just right content as you did, the net can be much more helpful than ever before.|
I go to see each day a few sites and sites to read content, but this weblog gives feature based writing.|
I all the time used to read paragraph in news papers but now as I am a user of web therefore from now I am using net for content, thanks to web.|
Keep on writing, great job!|
I’d like to find out more? I’d love to find out some additional information.|
Hi! I know this is somewhat off topic but I was wondering which blog platform are you using for this site? I’m getting tired of WordPress because I’ve had problems with hackers and I’m looking at alternatives for another platform. I would be fantastic if you could point me in the direction of a good platform.|
Hello there! This post couldn’t be written any better! Reading this post reminds me of my good old room mate! He always kept talking about this. I will forward this article to him. Pretty sure he will have a good read. Many thanks for sharing!|
I’m no longer positive where you are getting your info, however good topic. I needs to spend a while finding out more or figuring out more. Thank you for great info I used to be in search of this info for my mission.|
Hey there I am so happy I found your webpage, I really found you by mistake, while I was browsing on Digg for something else, Anyways I am here now and would just like to say thanks for a marvelous post and a all round exciting blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to go through it all at the moment but I have bookmarked it and also added in your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will be back to read more, Please do keep up the awesome b.|
Excellent goods from you, man. I have understand your stuff previous to and you’re just too great. I actually like what you’ve acquired here, really like what you are stating and the way in which you say it. You make it enjoyable and you still care for to keep it sensible. I cant wait to read far more from you. This is really a terrific web site.|
As the admin of this site is working, no question very rapidly it will be renowned, due to its quality contents.|
We are a bunch of volunteers and starting a new scheme in our community. Your website provided us with helpful info to work on. You’ve performed an impressive job and our entire neighborhood can be grateful to you.|
Good post. I learn something new and challenging on blogs I stumbleupon on a daily basis. It’s always interesting to read content from other authors and practice a little something from other sites. |
Now I am going away to do my breakfast, afterward having my breakfast coming again to read further news.|
Thank you for any other informative web site. The place else could I am getting that kind of info written in such an ideal method? I have a undertaking that I am simply now running on, and I have been at the glance out for such info.|
Great post.|
Thank you for the good writeup. It in fact was a amusement account it. Look advanced to more added agreeable from you! However, how can we communicate?|
I am truly thankful to the holder of this web site who has shared this enormous post at at this time.|
Hi just wanted to give you a brief heads up and let you know a few of the images aren’t loading correctly. I’m not sure why but I think its a linking issue. I’ve tried it in two different web browsers and both show the same results.|
Hey very nice blog!|
No matter if some one searches for his required thing, therefore he/she needs to be available that in detail, therefore that thing is maintained over here.|
Good web site you’ve got here.. It’s difficult to find good quality writing like yours these days. I truly appreciate individuals like you! Take care!!|
Leave a Reply