Three days in a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu. The Pull of the Stars is the Sunday Times Bestseller from the acclaimed author of The Wonder and Room.
'An immersive, unforgettable fever-dream of a novel' – The Times
The old world dying on its feet, 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 Year The Telegraph's 'Best Novels of 2020' Guardian's 'Brilliant Books to Transport You This summer', 'Best Books of 2020' Cosmopolitan's 'Best Books to Read this summer' Stylist's 'Best summer Reads
© 2020 Picador (Luisterboek): 9781529046182
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 23 juli 2020
Three days in a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu. The Pull of the Stars is the Sunday Times Bestseller from the acclaimed author of The Wonder and Room.
'An immersive, unforgettable fever-dream of a novel' – The Times
The old world dying on its feet, 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 Year The Telegraph's 'Best Novels of 2020' Guardian's 'Brilliant Books to Transport You This summer', 'Best Books of 2020' Cosmopolitan's 'Best Books to Read this summer' Stylist's 'Best summer Reads
© 2020 Picador (Luisterboek): 9781529046182
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 23 juli 2020
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Kirsten
19 aug 2020
prachtig
Jane
10 jun 2022
Very good story and very recognizable due to the current pandemic.
Karen
13 dec 2023
Een groots verhaal in een kleine setting (een paar mensen in 3 dagen in 1 stad). Indrukwekkend.
Dientje
25 sep 2022
Dit boek zal me nog lang bij blijven!
Wieneke
6 aug 2021
Prachtig verhaal, verrassend perspectief en bijzondere setting en heel actueel…
Dyann -
23 apr 2022
Wow... Usually I don't really read historical fiction because I never really enjoyed one. But damn did I enjoy this one!
Marielle
18 sep 2020
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