Nineteen Steps

Millie Bobby Brown’s dazzling debut novel is a moving tale of love,longingand lossinspired by the true events of her family’s experience during World War II. Love blooms in the darkest days… It’s 1942and London remains under constant threat of enemy attack as the second world war rages on. In the Bethnal Green neighborhoodNellie Morris counts every day lucky that she emerges from the underground shelters unharmedher loving family still surrounding her. Three years into the warshe’s grateful to hold onto remnants of normalcy–her job as assisting the mayor and nights spent at the local pub with her best friend. But after a chance encounter with Rayan American airman stationed nearbyNellie becomes enchanted with the idea of a broader world. Just when Nellie begins to embrace an exciting new life with Raya terrible incident occurs during an air raid one eveningand the consequences are catastrophic. As the truth about that night is revealedNellie’s world is torn apart. When it seems all hope is lostNellie finds thatagainst all oddslove and happiness can triumph. Nineteen Steps is a deeply affectingmesmerizing page-turner inspired by the author’s family history. An epic story of longinglossand secretsMillie Bobby Brown’s propulsive debut introduces an unforgettablebrave young woman and boldly portrays the strength in the power of love.