The Stepney Doorstep Society: The Remarkable True Story of the Women Who Ruled the East End

This book tells the story of women during World War I and II who held London's East End together while the men were at war. From taking over the London Underground, standing up to the Kray twins and crawling out of bombsites, The Stepney Doorstep Society tells the vivid and moving stories of the matriarchs who remain the backbone of the East End to this day. (Penguin Books)