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If you’re looking for a little bit of a Monday motivation, here’s some for you. Millie Bobby Brown—the once unknown kid who shot to fame starring as Eleven on Stranger Things at 12 years old—has accomplished rather a lot. She became a film producer at 13, started her own vegan beauty brand at 15, starred alongside Mariah Carey in a Christmas special at 18, and now, at 19, she’s an author.
The actor announced news of her debut novel, Nineteen Steps, on Instagram, revealing that her book is set to land on shelves on September 12. She also gave her fans a bit of background on what to expect, noting in the post, “Nineteen Steps is a historical novel about an amazing, courageous 18-year-old woman called Nellie Morris, who lives with her family in Bethnal Green, in London’s East End, while the second world war rages on around them. When a tragic accident occurs during an air raid one night, the consequences are catastrophic—and life will never be the same again for Nellie.”
The Enola Holmes star revealed that writing the book “has been a really special project for me” and told fans the story was inspired by her own family history. “I really hope you will find the true spirit of love and strength in Nineteen Steps, and I can’t wait to share it with you.”
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While we don’t have a cover yet, her publisher, William Morrow said on its website: “Nineteen Steps is a deeply affecting, mesmerizing page-turner,” adding that it is “an epic story of longing, loss, and secrets.”
“I’m very ready to say goodbye to this chapter of my life.”
Millie Bobby Brown’s novel’s link to her family history is vague at this stage, but in the video she held up a photo that appeared to be of herself and her grandmother, so we’re guessing that her grandmother has inspired the novel’s protagonist. We know that Brown was born in Spain to British parents, and that at least one of her grandparents used to share stories with her of living in WWII-era England. After she lost her “nanny Ruth” to Alzheimer’s disease in November 2020, the actor wrote a tribute that mentioned her grandmother’s war memories, per the Daily Mail. “Ill [sic] tell everyone about you and the lessons u [sic] taught me,” she wrote.
We’ll have to wait until September to see—you can preorder Nineteen Steps now.
