The Pull of the Stars

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DESCRIPTION : 'An immersive, unforgettable fever-dream of a novel' The TimesThe Sunday Times Bestseller from the acclaimed author of The Wonder and RoomThe old world dying on its f eet, a new one struggling to be born . . . 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 an unfamiliar 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, over the course of three days, 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. With tireless tenderness and humanity, carers and mothers alike somehow do their impossible work.In The Pull of the Stars, Emma Donoghue tells an unforgettable and deeply moving story of love and loss.Shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards -- Eason Novel of the YearGuardian's 'Brilliant Books to Transport You This summer'Cosmopolitan's 'Best Books to Read this summer'Stylist's 'Best summer Reads PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9781529046168 BY (AUTHOR) Donoghue, Emma PUBLISHER : Pan Macmillan PUBLICATION DATE : July 23, 2020 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Picador LANGUAGE : English AGE : From 18 years PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 234 mm x 152 mm WEIGHT : 378 g PRODUCT CATEGORY : Fiction & Related items Medicine & Nursing Show more