Nineteen Steps

The Sunday Times bestselling debut novel from global star Millie Bobby BrownLove blooms in the darkest days-London, 1942. Despite the raging war, spirited 18-year-old Nellie Morris lives a quiet life in the tight-knit East End community of Bethnal Green. Her family and friends all tease that she will marry air raid warden Billy, the boy next door who-s always been sweet on her.The arrival of Ray, a handsome American airman stationed nearby, causes Nellie to question everything she thought she knew about her future.Nellie-s new-found happiness is short-lived when a tragic accident occurs during an air raid. Even the closest family can-t escape the devastation of war, and as the secrets and truth about that fateful night become clear, they threaten to tear Nellie - and those dearest to her - apart.-There is no healing without remembering, and there is no remembering without stories. So thank goodness Brown-s Nanny Ruth, who was a survivor of the crush, told her granddaughter what she rem