Codebreaker Girls

Jan Slimming is a publishing professional with a former career in London’s educational and international publishing industry before moving to America with her husband and young family. This is her first book. As Director of three companies, she has also chaired committees and fund-raising initiatives in aid of children’s education, before delving into historical research. Jan was six when she first heard of Bletchley Park, but it was decades later that she was compelled to research and write about this little-known part of her mother’s life. Jan is a member of the Atlanta Writers Club (Established 1914), and an active member of her community both in local events and WWII matters, with her twin sister, with whom she also writes. Jan has first-class qualifications from the Royal Society of Arts in English, Business and Publishing from Wimbledon College and the University of the Arts London (formerly London College of Printing and Graphic Arts). She lives in Atlanta with her husband and growing family.

Sir John Dermot Turing is a British solicitor and author. Turing is the nephew of cryptologist Alan Turing and became a trustee of Bletchley Park in 2012 where his uncle famously worked during World War II as well as also being a trustee of the Turing Trust. He was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland in 2020 for highlighting the role of Poles in breaking the Enigma code.