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  1. 5. “The Pull of the Stars captures the essence of resilience and hope, reminding us of the unbreakable human spirit even in the bleakest of times.” – Prominent novelist. Unique Final Thoughts: “The Pull of the Stars” is a profound and captivating exploration of the human condition during one of history’s most devastating pandemics.

  2. 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 ...

  3. Sep 15, 2020 · As always, please feel free to use these questions in your own book clubs, and be aware that they do include spoilers. Discussion Starters for The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue. When Emma Donoghue began writing The Pull of the Stars, we lived in a different world. Now, COVID-19 has everyone looking back at the 1918 influenza and making ...

  4. The Pull of the Stars Summary & Study Guide Description. The Pull of the Stars Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections: This detailed literature summary also contains Quotes and a Free Quiz on The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue.

  5. Jul 27, 2020 · Dublin, 1918: three days in a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu. A small world of work, risk, death and unlooked-for love, by the bestselling aut...

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  6. 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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  8. 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 had happened in ...

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