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Julia Power

This character is 30 years old and the narrator and champion of the novel. As a midwife nurse in Dublin during the 1918 influenza pandemic, she fully commits to her patients, just as she has done in her 10-year career.

Bridie Sweeney

This character is a 22-year-old woman who lies so that she can volunteer in the maternity/fever ward. She catches the grippe and dies at the end of the novel.

Dr. Kathleen Lynn

This character is based on someone who was a real doctor, activist, and politician. Her role in the story is fictional, but the information given about her in the story is true; she first fought for women's rights and later became a revolutionary who fought for a free Irish republic.

Delia Garret

This 24-year-old character is one of Maternity/Fever ward patients. She is on her third pregnancy, and when the baby is stillborn...

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