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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Decades later, the tragedy was finally acknowledged, and in 2013, on the 70th anniversary, a memorial service was held for the victims at St John on Bethnal Green church. So thank goodness Brown's Nanny Ruth, who was a survivor of the crush, told her granddaughter what she remembered.

The reason I bring up that comparison is because at least one comment was concerned this is something only brought up for young up and coming women, and that is simply not the case. Writing Nineteen Steps has been a really special project for me,” Brown confirmed on Instagram when she first announced the book. 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.I understand that the ideas came from Millie Bobby Brown and whilst also appreciating that the book will gain more sales with her name on it, I do believe that Kathleen McGurl deserves a lot of credit for this.

This book has left a sour taste in my mouth and I’m struggling to get over how it’s been publicised. Millie Bobby Brown is an actress and producer best known for playing Eleven in the Netflix hit series Stranger Things . Nineteen Steps follows in the footsteps of Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale and Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See by dramatizing something that really happened in the East London community-driven, lower-class neighborhood of Bethnal Green in 1943.The publication of Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown’s debut novel has reignited a debate over ghostwritten celebrity books. It also represented the greatest single loss of life on the tube system, but curiously didn’t involve a train or vehicle of any description - 173 were killed including 62 children with over 60 injured. Nothing special whatsoever in terms of language and writing style (I feel like I could’ve written it? I was flying while reading most of the book and two separate flight attendants asked me if I was ok because I was in tears multiple times at the profoundly devastating events that unfold. 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.

The history Brown shares in her novel, with the help of McGurl, gives readers a lens into the stories her grandmother would tell, providing us with a small slice of a Millie Bobby Brown we rarely get to see. This book made me think of my grandparents and great grandparents, who sadly had to go through so many wars and who probably felt similar feelings as described in this book. Issues between the local council and government led to 173 civilian deaths on the evening of 3 March 1943. Even the closest family can’t escape the devastation of war, and as the secrets and truth about that fateful night become clear, they threaten to tear Nellie – and those dearest to her – apart.For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. I felt every bit of pain that was written in this book and was whisked away to a time I don’t want to believe ever existed. 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. The characters are brought to life so well and the story gives a realistic view of everyday life during the war years. Aaaanyway, the only thing I didn't like that much was the ending, how it wrapped up with Nellie changing her mind so easily and how fine with it Billy was.

Jeszcze nie jestem pewna jak j�� ocenić i czy zostawię gwiazdki, bo to opowieść na podstawie wspomnień, ale niesamowicie poruszyła mnie historia Nellie — uroniłam nawet kilka łez, a to coś nietypowego. The details of the disaster were upsetting to read, I cried while reading these pages - it must have so truly awful for all involved. Nineteen Steps centers on Nellie Morris, an 18-year-old girl living with her parents and siblings in East London during the war. Brown drew on her family’s actual experiences during World War II when writing the novel, although it is a work of fiction, and Nellie is an imagined character. I tend to stay away from it cause it usually bores me or just doesn’t peak my interest unless there’s fantasy elements, however, I don’t know if it’s the pure tragedy and devastation that takes place in this book that spoke to me or the romance subplot, but I couldn’t put it down.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.