Pull of the Stars

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Wow! What a great, compelling read! Emma Donoghue‘s novel spans just 3 days of 1918 in a maternity room for women with influenza. It is powerful as a historical novel but also so timely. The character-building is beautifully done, often few words.

Karisa 😅 Confession: I almost quit this book a few pages in. The author‘s choice to not use quotation marks was throwing me for a loop. Glad I stuck with it. So good! 3mo

BennettBookworm This was such an impactful book. And so spooky that she wrote it without knowing what was coming aka this pandemic 3mo

Karisa @BennettBookworm Right?! I was so surprised reading that in the last pages. Pandemic plus a tribute to nurses and women. . . Her timing was just perfection. 3mo

BennettBookworm Absolutely!! 3mo

ShelleyBooksie Loved it. 3mo

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Kerrbearlib

Pull of the Stars | Emma Donoghue

Early morning audiobook. #audiobook #cloudlibrary

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EadieB

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#ThePullofTheStars #EmmaDonoghue

This book takes place during the Spanish Flu Epidemic 1918 in Dublin in a large hospital that has maternity and flu patients mixed together. It takes place over 3 days and the writing is so good that you get invested in the characters who are well-developed. The book reminded me of Call The Midwife. I would have to say that it is Donoghue‘s best book so far. If you enjoy emotional reads, then you will enjoy this.

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EadieB #20in4 #Readathon 1y

Elizabeth2 Great review! This is on my December bookspin list. ❤️ 1y

EadieB @Elizabeth2 Thanks! Enjoy! 1y

Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 Sounds excellent. 1y

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thewallflower0707

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This is one of my -I bought this because the ebook only cost 1,99€- purchases, but I loved it! It reminded me a lot of Call the Midwife. It‘s about a midwife working in a ward during the Spanish Flu pandemic in Dublin. Reading about the circumstances of Irish women moved and shocked me.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#emmadonoghue #kindle

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Singout

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A moving novel about a Dublin midwife working in a large hospital during the 1917 Spanish flu epidemic: unintentionally apropos given the current epidemic. I love Donoghue‘s writing: this wasn‘t as intense as some of her other work but didn‘t disappoint. Great insights into issues including medical history, politics and process of childbirth, institutionalization of the marginalized, and a bit about the Irish uprising.
#Booked2021 #CovidHeroes

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

Cinfhen I agree!! This book was really good!!! 2y

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sprainedbrain

Pull of the Stars | Emma Donoghue

Look what came today, @catiewithac ❤️🎄

Thank you so much! I‘ve been wanting this book ever since I gifted it to someone else in an earlier swap, and I adore the bookmark. Your wrapping was lovely, and I‘m brewing some tea right now.

Thank you for running the #ElfSwap, @Avanders 🥰

Happy holidays!

catiewithac The tea is responsible for the shipping delay, because it took forever to arrive! I‘m glad you like it. Happy holidays!!!!! ⛄️🎄🎁📚 2y

AmyG You gifted it to me! It is just wonderful. I passed mine onto my daughter and her roommate. 2y

sprainedbrain @AmyG I know! You even add books to my tbr with wishlists. 🤣 2y

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Avanders Yay! 🥰🧚🏽‍♀️🎄♥️ Merry Christmas! 2y

LeahBergen What a pretty bookmark! 2y

NovelGirl82 Oh, you‘ll have to let me know what you think! I‘ve been eyeing this one! 2y

sprainedbrain @catiewithac The tea was 100% worth the wait! 😋 2y

TheKidUpstairs This one is so good! A tough read, but so well written. I read it shortly after I submitted my #NewYearWhoDis list, or else it totally would have been on there! 2y

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Graciouswarriorprincess

Pull of the Stars | Emma Donoghue

Book 119 of the year done.

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PedanticPastorMartha

Pull of the Stars | Emma Donoghue

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Another wonderful book by Emma Donoghue. Dublin, 1918, the Great Epidemic. A nurse cares for her patients (pregnant women with influenza) over the course of three days. It‘s a quiet tale, for all the potential action in the setting; but Donoghue‘s prose is so compelling and moving, you become invested in these women. Loved it.

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Graciouswarriorprincess

Pull of the Stars | Emma Donoghue

I am starting this today. #currentread

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StaceyKondla

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I enjoyed this audiobook - great narration, great pacing, and an intense emotional core. I thoroughly enjoyed the medical detail from the time period and the main character, Julia Power, had me enthralled. Personality, strength, compassion, and drive personified. Highly recommended!

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lowellette

Pull of the Stars | Emma Donoghue

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Dublin, 1918. A maternity/influenza ward. 3 women fight to deliver babies and keep women alive. Recommended for those interested in medical history or medical shows, but not for literary fiction fans.

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