One Step at a Time

by Beryl Matthews

London, 1934, and Amy Carter's great frustration is that at nearly fifteen she still can't read or write very well. She is intelligent, but has trouble with words. How is she going to survive when her father is hanged for murder and her mother dies, leaving her alone? Ben Scott, an artist she has met only once, finds her at this crucial time and takes her back to his landlady, who gives her a home. The people living in the house become her family, and, step by step, the past is put behind her. In 1939 she marries a young doctor, John Sterling, and her happiness is complete. Then war comes to tear her family apart. John is killed during an air raid, and Ben is reported missing. Is she destined to lose the two men she adores? And how many painful steps will it take to regain her happiness?

Genres: Historical Fiction

560 pages, Paperback

First published February 23, 2006

Reviews

[michelle reilly]

Another great book by beryl Matthews

I loved this book. I couldn't put it down once I'd started it. Through happiness and heartache the characters were so real and like family. This is one Book I won't forget. the best book I've read in a long time.

[Psammead]

Really enjoyed this story right to the end. I had the audio version and the outcome was inevitable but none the less a good story.

[Sue]

mostly enjoyed this, although there was a little point towards the end where things seemed strung out but overall a worth while read.