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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. Jul 30, 2020 · Her publisher wisely decided to fast-track the book’s release (it was originally scheduled to hit shelves in spring 2021). Like Room, Donoghue’s 2010 bestselling novel (later an Oscar-winning movie) about a woman and her son held captive in a backyard shed, The Pull of the Stars combines hope and horror. It’s also alarmingly relevant to ...

  3. Apr 11, 2024 · The Pull of the Stars – Produced by Gate Theatre Written by Emma Donoghue – Directed by Louise Lowe Duration 105 minutes approx, no interval. Ireland produces great women writers and novelists. Few venture into theatre. Oscar nominee Emma Donoghue is an exception. She emerged first as a playwright, then a novelist and screenwriter and in ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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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  6. The Pull of the Stars is a 2020 novel by Irish novelist Emma Donoghue first published by Little, Brown and by Picador in the UK. [1][2][3] The novel was written in 2018–2019, and published earlier than originally planned because it was set in the 1918 influenza pandemic in Dublin, Ireland. All the characters were fictional except Dr Kathleen ...

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  8. Jul 21, 2020 · The Pull of the Stars takes place in a Dublin maternity ward amid the 1918 pandemic, and the novel centers on three women — a nurse, a doctor and a volunteer — tending to infected women over the course of three days. Inside, patients die, and children are born.