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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 ...

  2. 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.

  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. Jul 20, 2020 · 'The Pull Of The Stars' Review: Emma Donoghue's Disquieting Pandemic Novel Set in a Dublin maternity ward in 1918, the novel captures a city devastated by a pandemic.By diving into the terrors of ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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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  8. 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 ...

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