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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. Introduction. "The Pull of the Stars" by Emma Donoghue is a gripping historical novel set in Ireland during the 1918 flu pandemic. The story follows Nurse Julia Power as she works in a maternity ward at a Dublin hospital, caring for pregnant women who have contracted the deadly influenza. The novel delves into the lives of the patients and the ...

  3. 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.

  4. 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] A playlist of songs sung/overheard in The Pull of the Stars, with commentary Discussion questions 1.

  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. 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.

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  8. The Pull of the Stars was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick, a Barnes & Noble Book Club choice, a Reader's Digest Book Club Pick and an Australian Women's Weekly Book Club Pick as well as an Oprah Magazine Best Book of Summer 2020 and a Guardian, Telegraph, NPR, CBC, Globe and Mail, Cosmopolitan and Chapters Indigo Best Book of 2020. The unabridged audiobook read by Emma Lowe won an AudioFile ...

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