{"product_id":"the-brightwood-code-9780316045445","title":"The Brightwood Code","description":"\u003cb\u003eTimely and unforgettable, \u003ci\u003eThe Brightwood Code \u003c\/i\u003esheds light on hidden history and the brutality of being a woman in a war built by men.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Brightwood Code \u003c\/i\u003ehas everything I love in a book.\" --Stacey Lee, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of Reese's Book Club pick \u003ci\u003eThe Downstairs Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Seven months ago, Edda was on the World War I front lines as one of two hundred \"Hello Girls,\" female switchboard operators employed by the US Army. She spent her nights memorizing secret connection codes to stay ahead of spying enemies, and her days connecting vital calls between platoons and bases and generals, all trying to survive--and win--a brutal war. Their lives were in Edda's hands, and one day, in fateful seconds, everything went wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, Edda is back in Washington, DC, working as an American Bell Telephone operator, the picture of respectability. But when her shift ends, Edda is barely hanging on, desperate to forget the circumstances that cut her time overseas short. When she receives a panicked phone call from someone who utters the fateful code word \"Brightwood,\" Edda has no choice but to confront her past. With precious few clues and help only from Theo, a young man bearing his own WWI scars, Edda races to uncover what secrets may have followed her across the ocean. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Monica Hesse delivers a gripping thriller that will leave you guessing until the last page. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003e Starred reviews from ★ \u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin \u003c\/i\u003e★ \u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e ★ \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e ★ \u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Page-turning.\" ―\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonica Hesse \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGirl in the Blue Coat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe War Outside\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThey Went Left\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a Pulitzer Prize finalist columnist at the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives outside Washington, DC with her family. Monica invites you to visit her online at monicahesse.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580293316882,"sku":"9780316045445","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_615d093d-90bc-4a3a-9fca-a4b9da9724f0.jpg?v=1756215291","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-brightwood-code-9780316045445","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}