The Rose Code
The Rose CodeKate Quinn
Characters in The Rose Code
7 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Osla Kendall
A vivacious debutante with beauty, wealth, and fluent German, who seeks to prove herself as more than a society girl by translating decoded enemy secrets.
Beth Finch
A shy village woman with a gift for puzzles, recruited to Bletchley Park's cryptanalysis team under Dilly Knox.
Mab Churt
A self-made East End Londoner who works Bletchley Park's codebreaking machines while concealing old wounds and seeking a stable marriage.
Supporting characters
Prince Philip of Greece
A dashing prince who sends roses to Osla and later marries Princess Elizabeth.
Minor characters
Princess Elizabeth (The Rose Code)
The future queen; her 1947 wedding to Prince Philip provides the backdrop for the novel's postwar timeline.
Alan Turing
The real Bletchley Park cryptographer, called "Prof," who assists in breaking the final code.