
Nineteen Steps
Millie Bobby Brown
A London girl caught between a loyal warden and a charming American airman in the Blitz of 1942.
Description
London, 1942. Nellie lives a quiet life in the tight-knit East End community of Bethnal Green. Her family and friends tease that she will marry Billy, the young air raid warden who's always been sweet on her. Three years into the war, she's grateful to hold onto remnants of normality - her job as assistant to the Mayor, and nights spent at the local pub with her best friend. But after a chance encounter with Ray, an American airman stationed nearby, she becomes enchanted with the idea of a broader world. Just when Nellie begins to embrace an exciting new life with Ray, a terrible incident occurs during an air raid one evening. As the truth about that night is revealed, her world is torn apart. But when it seems all hope is lost, she finds that love and happiness can triumph against all odds.
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