Nineteen Steps

The debut novel of global star Millie Bobby Brown. Love blooms in the darkest days... London, 1942. Despite the raging war, lively 18-year-old Nellie Morris leads a quiet life in the close-knit community of Bethnal Green in the East End. Her family and friends tease her that she will marry the air raid warden Billy, the boy next door who has always been in love with her. The arrival of Ray, a handsome American pilot stationed nearby, causes Nellie to question everything she thought she knew about her future. However, Nellie's newfound happiness is short-lived when a tragic accident occurs during an air raid. Even the closest family members cannot escape the devastation of war, and as the secrets and truths about that fateful night come to light, they threaten to tear Nellie—and those closest to her—apart. Inspired by the true events of her family history, Millie Bobby Brown's radiant debut novel is a poignant tale of longing, loss, and secrets, as well as the extremes we are willing to go to fight for love.