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  1. Overview. The Pull of the Stars, published in 2020, is a work of historical fiction by Emma Donoghue, an Irish Canadian playwright, literary historian, novelist, and screenwriter. The novel was longlisted for the Giller Prize. Told from the first-person point of view of protagonist Julia Power, the story is set at an Ireland hospital during the ...

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  2. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Donoghue, Emma. The Pull of the Stars. Harper Avenue, 2020. Donoghue divides the novel into four sections: Red, Brown, Blue, and Black which depict three days in the life of narrator, Julia Power. In “Red,” midwife Julia goes to work at a Dublin hospital on October 31st 1918.

  3. Book Club in a Bag Discussion Questions. The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue. 1. According to the authors note, Emma Donoghue began this story in 2018, and delivered the final draft in March 2020. Her publishers fast tracked the release of the book.

  4. The Atlantic: “Emma Donoghue Talks About Her New Novel, The Pull of the Stars” Toronto Star: “Emma Donoghue: ‘This was an eerie experience, living through two pandemics at once’” NPR: “1918 Flu Inspired Donoghue's 'Pull Of The Stars' — A Disquieting Pandemic Novel” [audio, 6 minutes]

  5. Brief Synopsis. "The Pull of the Stars" is set in a small, cramped maternity ward in a Dublin hospital during the height of the Spanish flu pandemic. The year is 1918, and the world is in the grip of a devastating influenza outbreak. Nurse Julia Power is tasked with caring for expectant mothers who have contracted the flu, as well as delivering ...

  6. Jul 21, 2020 · All the stars! I finished The Pull of the Stars over last weekend, a buddy read with my dear friend, @bibliobeth. We gobbled this book up. At 304 pages, and taking place over only 3 days, this book is something, and I mean something remarkable. The Pull of the Stars makes my second book I’ve read about the 1918 influenza pandemic in the last ...

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  8. Part 1, Pages 1-44 Analysis. These opening pages give the novel’s historical context. The Pull of the Stars takes place in fall 1918 in Ireland, which is still under British rule. Many Irish men have left to fight in World War I. In addition, the 1918 influenza pandemic is having a profound effect on Ireland.