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   Jul 21, 2020 · We follow Nurse Julia Powers in the midst of the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918 Ireland. She works at an overcapacity hospital in the maternity ward, and we see her both bring life into the world and struggle against the pull of the stars- the merciless influenza.

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   The Pull of the Stars is Donoghue’s thirteenth novel (and seventeenth book of fiction). On publication it became a #1 bestseller in Ireland and Canada - staying on Canadian bestseller lists for eight months - and made the New York Times list as well as the Sunday Times list (UK) as well.

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   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.

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   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.

5. www.nytimes.com › 2020/07/21 › booksDon’t Believe History Repeats Itself? Read This Book

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   Jul 21, 2020 · Emma Donoghue’s “The Pull of the Stars” takes readers inside an ill-equipped Dublin hospital during a viral pandemic — in 1918.

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   Jul 6, 2020 · The Pull of the Stars is on the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist. Emma Donoghue is an Irish Canadian writer. Her books include the novels Landing, Room, Frog Music, The Wonder and the...

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   What is the story behind the pull of the stars?

   • The Pull of the Stars tells the story of three women — a nurse, a doctor and an activist — in war-ravaged Ireland during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. Emma Donoghue spoke with Dr. Brian Goldman, host of White Coat Black Art, about the inspiration for the novel.

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   What is Emma Donoghue's 'the pull of the Stars' about?

   • The Pull of the Stars is Emma Donoghue's newest release, eerily relevant to today. We follow Nurse Julia Powers in the midst of the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918 Ireland. She works at an overcapacity hospital in the maternity ward, and we see her both bring life into the world and struggle against the pull of the stars- the merciless influenza.

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   Is 'the pull of the stars' based on a true story?

   • The year is 1918, and the illness, of course, is influenza. As Donoghue writes in an author’s note, “‘The Pull of the Stars’ is fiction pinned together with facts.” When the novel opens, the pandemic has left one Dublin hospital with “more than twice as many patients as usual and a quarter the staff.”

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   Is the pull of the Stars a good book?

   • The Pull of the Stars is an exceptional read. Brutal, but not without the essentials of compassion and dedication. And the profound reality is that humanity rises up, time and time again, for another day. I received a copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review.

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   How many pages are in the pull of the stars?

   • 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 month. On a related note, Emma Donoghue began writing the book in 2018 for the 100 year anniversary of the pandemic.

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   What happens in the pull of the stars?

   • They lose patients to this baffling pandemic, but they also shepherd new life into a fearful world. With tireless tenderness and humanity, carers and mothers alike somehow do their impossible work. The Pull of the Stars is Donoghue’s thirteenth novel (and seventeenth book of fiction).

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8. www.npr.org › 2020/07/20 › 8922796581918 Flu Inspired Donoghue's 'Pull Of The Stars' — A ... - NPR

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   Jul 20, 2020 · Readers are awaiting novels of the pandemic, and Emma Donoghue just may have stumbled into writing one of the first. As Donoghue explains in the author's note to her new novel, The Pull of...