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“focuses On The Little-known Realities Behind The Manhattan Project [...] Readers Who Enjoyed Martha Hall Kelly’s Lilac Girls Will Appreciate This Glimpse Into The Beliefs And Attitudes That Shaped America During World War Ii.”— Library Journal An Internationally Bestselling Novel In The Bestselling Tradition Of Hidden Figures And The Wives Of Los Alamos, Comes This Riveting Novel Of The Everyday People Who Worked On The Manhattan Project During World War Ii. “what You See Here, What You Hear Here, What You Do Here, Let It Stay Here.” In November 1944, Eighteen-year-old June Walker Boards An Unmarked Bus, Destined For A City That Doesn’t Officially Exist. Oak Ridge, Tennessee Has Sprung Up In A Matter Of Months—a Town Of Trailers And Segregated Houses, 24-hour Cafeterias, And Constant Security Checks. There, June Joins Hundreds Of Other Young Girls Operating Massive Machines Whose Purpose Is Never Explained. They Know They Are Helping To Win The War, But Must Ask No Questions And Reveal Nothing To Outsiders. The Girls Spend Their Evenings Socializing And Flirting With Soldiers, Scientists, And Workmen At Dances And Movies, Bowling Alleys And Canteens. June Longs To Know More About
- Author
- Beard, Janet, author
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks/HarperCollinsPublishers (NY)
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781538496879
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.93 / 5 (25 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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