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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It kept thousands of people safe from the German bombing for several years, and it could hold up to 10,000 people.

This is a historical fiction, set during the events of WWII, following the real life events as lived by Millie’s grandparents.

This novel will make you swoon, laugh, and even cry, because some parts are truly devastating, especially when you remember it's based on true events. They begin a courtship, and she finds solace in small moments like going to the cinema and getting dressed up for a dance. Nineteen Steps is a deeply affecting, mesmerizing page-turner inspired by the author’s family history. The general public wants to be entertained by a book, they want to read a good story, and ultimately, whoever puts it together, I don’t think they really mind.

So let me just say I have never cried reading a book before this one, and I also will never be reading another war book again. She regularly contributes to the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, PureWow, and TripSavvy , and is the author of two books. 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. 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! The first part does a nice job setting the stage, introducing the characters, and detailing the rhythms of everyday life in 1940s Bethnal Green without being too long or wordy.In reality, reports of the incident and mass deaths were censored because the British government didn’t want its enemies to know the air raid had caused a fatal public panic.

Although the arrival of Ray, a handsome American airman stationed nearby, causes Nellie to question everything she thought she knew about her future. Nineteen Steps is a deeply affecting, mesmerizing page-turner inspired by the author's family history. In this remarkable debut, Brown brings to life an unfamiliar--and shocking--tragedy that took place during World War II in London's East End. Below the post, many comments were critical of Brown, claiming that the actor was “taking the credit” and that McGurl’s name “should be on the cover”. 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.One of the most tragic realizations was that the sirens that led to the crush were a test — there was no actual threat of an air raid that night.