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Love blooms in the darkest days

Discover this heartwrenching lifeaffirming tale of first romance in the face of the tragic events of an often forgotten piece of WW2 history

Will make you swoon laugh and even cry Daily Mirror
A dazzling debut Womans Own
A spellbinding read Fiona Davis

London 1942

Despite the raging war spirited 18yearold Nellie Morris lives a quiet life in the tightknit East End community of Bethnal Green Her family and friends all tease that she will marry air raid warden Billy the boy next door whos 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
Nellies newfound happiness is shortlived when a tragic accident occurs during an air raid Even the closest family cant 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 Browns Nanny Ruth who was a survivor of the crush told her granddaughter what she rememberedYou might open Nineteen Steps for the celebrity name but stick with it for the history of an underrecognized event of World War II New York Times

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I couldnt put it down
Heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time
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Prepare for waterworks
I devoured it
A wonderful story