1918 Flu Inspired Donoghue’s ‘Pull Of The Stars’ — A Disquieting Pandemic Novel

The Pull of the Stars, by Emma Donoghue

Set in a Dublin maternity ward in 1918, the novel captures a city devastated by a pandemic. By diving into the terrors of the past, Emma Donoghue presciently anticipates the miseries of our present.

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Set in a Dublin maternity ward in 1918, the novel captures a city devastated by a pandemic. By diving into the terrors of the past, Emma Donoghue presciently anticipates the miseries of our present.