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THE PULL OF THE STARS - EMMA DONOGHUE KARTONIER...

A visceral  harrowing  and revelatory vision of life  death  and love in a time of pandemic.
The Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club Pick  from the acclaimed author of
Room .   Dublin  1918. In a country doubly ravaged by war and disease  Nurse Julia Power works
at an understaffed hospital in the city centre  where expectant mothers who have come down with
the unfamiliar Spanish flu are quarantined together. Into Julia's regimented world step two
outsiders: Doctor Kathleen Lynn  on the run from the police  and a young volunteer helper 
Bridie Sweeney.  In the darkness and intensity of this tiny ward  these women change each
other's lives in unexpected ways. They lose patients to this baffling pandemic  but they also
shepherd new life into a fearful world.   In The Pull of the Stars   Emma Donoghue tells an
unforgettable and deeply moving story of love  loss  and the unbreakable bonds of friendship
forged in the face of adversity.   'Donoghue offers vivid characters and a gripping portrait of
a world beset by a pandemic and political uncertainty. A fascinating read in these difficult
times.' - Booklist   'A visceral  harrowing  and revelatory vision of life  death  and love in
a time of pandemic. This novel is stunning' - Emily St. John Mandel  author of Station Eleven 
'Reads like an episode of Call The Midwife set during a pandemic' - Mail on Sunday    Guardian
Cosmopolitan and Telegraph 's 'Books of the Year'

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