The Pull of the Stars
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The Pull of the Stars

by Emma Donoghue

2020•Historical•304 pages

Taste attributes: historicaldramafamilyunsavouryheavylinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeStirring and weighty: an unsavoury historical novel. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city center, where expectant mothers who have come down with the terrible new Flu are quarantined together. Into Julia's regimented world step two outsiders -- Doctor Kathleen Lynn, a rumoured Rebel on the run from the police , and a young volunteer helper, Bridie Sweeney.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalDramaFamilyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComplex relationshipInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

LGBTQ novelsWorld war, 1914-1918NursesOrphansPregnant womenMedical personnelHospitalsMaternity services

Details

Author
Emma Donoghue
Published
2020
Pages
304
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