Nineteen Steps: The Sunday Times bestselling debut novel inspired by the true events of her family’s history, from global star Millie Bobby Brown

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The incident is now recognized as the worst civilian disaster during World War II, according to the BBC. She said that a lot of the criticism came down to “jealousy”, “ageism” and “sexism” – “I can’t think of one man who has had this level of criticism,” she added. There are so many indie authors who are still dreaming of the opportunity to even get published, and all it took for Millie was for her to flash her money around 😭. The end is somewhat surprising and perhaps a little too neat/coincidental, but it still manages to pull on the heartstrings and deliver on the emotional promise of the rest of the book. An epic story of longing, loss, and secrets, Millie Bobby Brown's propulsive debut introduces an unforgettable, brave young woman and boldly portrays the strength in the power of love.

On Tuesday, Brown posted an image on Instagram of herself holding the book standing next to McGurl, with the caption: “I couldn’t have done this without you!Nineteen Steps is an eye-opening and heartbreaking account of life during World War II, focusing on the tragedy that was the Bethnal Green tube disaster. An epic story of longing, loss, and secrets, Millie Bobby Brown’s propulsive debut introduces an unforgettable, brave young woman and boldly portrays the strength in the power of love. After a chance encounter with Ray, an American airman stationed nearby, Nellie becomes enchanted with the idea of a broader world.

Nineteen Steps is a deeply affecting, mesmerizing page-turner inspired by the author's family history.

People love to attack people who trigger them and Millie is young, beautiful, famous and rich,” Catherine Yardley, author of Ember, told the Guardian.

I’ve since discovered that Millie’s grandmother who is the origin of the story was only 4 at the time of the tragedy and in fact wasn’t involved and didn’t lose any family members. Just when Nellie begins to embrace an exciting new life with Ray, a terrible incident occurs during an air raid one evening, tearing Nellie’s world is torn apart. Three double-decker London city buses, loaded with passengers from nearby areas, rerouted when the sirens went off and inadvertently arrived at once. She also starred in and produced the popular Netflix mystery film franchise Enola Holmes and its 2022 sequel Enola Holmes 2 . At the beginning of the Blitz, the bombing of London by the German military, in 1940, the government requisitioned the nearly completed station to be used as an overnight shelter during the ongoing air raids.This book teaches the reader about a tragic event that happened during the war in a really thoughtful way, you really care for the characters and the heartbreak they feel - I couldn't put it down!

They begin a courtship, and she finds solace in small moments like going to the cinema and getting dressed up for a dance. The station was vast, with 5,000 bunks, a theater and library, a doctor’s quarters, a makeshift café, and additional space in the tunnels. Centered around a real-life historical event that counts as the UK's largest loss of civilian life during the Second World War, Nineteen Steps shines a brilliant light on a dark moment in history. This highly charged historical romance offers intimate insight into WWII London and the challenges of overcoming loss. We’ve seen it in relation to many young, female stars,” said Dr Hannah Yelin, author of Celebrity Memoir: From Ghostwriting to Gender Politics.Dreamer Nellie Morris spends her days typing and her nights sheltering from the German bombers screaming overhead, imagining a bigger world beyond her East End London roots--and a burgeoning romance with an American airman offers hope beyond the end of the war.