In The Pull of the Stars, Donoghue’s novel takes readers through three days in a Dublin hospital’s maternity ward in 1918, when the country is ravaged by war and the great flu. Protagonist Julia Power is a midwife whose life is forever altered over the three days, due to the patients, doctor, and volunteers that she meets. Donoghue weaves in themes of gender, war, trauma and abuse in this historical fiction.
Emma Donoghue is one of the most prolific young Irish writers to emerge since the 1970s. While Donoghue may be best known for her treatment of lesbian themes in her writing, her work is also intrinsic...
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Emma Donoghue