For all Mary O’Rahilly’s efforts, nothing in her great taut bump seemed to be descending. The pangs kept coming every three minutes, a clockwork torture.
Donoghue’s gift of providing accurate details may be a problem for the squeamish, as the following passage demonstrates: “I considered an enema but decided that she’d been eating so little, there was probably nothing in her bowels. The graphic descriptions of medical crises and procedures–whether for both treatment of influenza and for childbirth–make for some nauseating, yet absorbing reading. The author’s notes at the conclusion of this book makes me want to research further into this woman’s incredible life. Kathleen Lynn, an actual historical person who was active in Sinn Féin and a fierce advocate for the downtrodden. She is joined in her grueling quest of saving lives by a feisty volunteer assistant named Bridie Sweeney, and Dr.
The novel follows Nurse Julia Power over the course of three days in a Dublin maternity ward during the 1918 influenza pandemic. Within the first few pages, I was transported to a war and plague ravaged world, different yet similar to our own. My appreciation for this novel begins with the meticulous research that Emma Donoghue put into creating an authentic experience. The Pull of the Stars (2020) by Emma Donoghue, Photo Credit: Natalie Getter
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