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  1. www.supersummary.com › the-pull-of-the-stars › summaryThe Pull of the Stars Summary and Study Guide | SuperSummary

    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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    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.

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    Julia’s Watch. Julia marks the patients who die under her care by scratching symbols on the back of her watch. She uses a loose nail in the wall to make the marks, privately, so that patients won’t notice. Julia explains, “I’d formed this habit the first time a patient died on me. Swollen-eyed, at twenty-one, I’d needed to record what ...

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    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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    In 1918, both World War I and the deadly 1918 influenza pandemic are raging. Death is everywhere. This is especially true for Julia, a nurse at a major hospital in Dublin. She sees signs of sickness and death even as she commutes to work on the tram, such as people covering their faces and closed-up storefronts.

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    Take our free The Pull of the Stars quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now! Directions: Click on the correct answer. Questions 1-5 of 25:

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    Jan 21, 2021 · The Pull of the Stars, which takes its title from the Italian origin of the word influenza, unfolds over the course of All Hallows’ Eve, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day—with a chatty ...