{"product_id":"pull-of-the-stars-tpb","title":"PULL OF THE STARS TPB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree days in a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pull of the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRoom.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An immersive, unforgettable fever-dream of a novel' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe old world dying on its feet, a new one struggling to be born . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDublin, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Pull of the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, Emma Donoghue tells an unforgettable and deeply moving story of love and loss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards -- Eason Novel of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph's\u003c\/i\u003e 'Best Novels of 2020'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian's\u003c\/i\u003e 'Brilliant Books to Transport You This summer', 'Best Books of 2020'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e's 'Best Books to Read this summer'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStylist's \u003c\/i\u003e'Best summer Reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wordsworth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40306840830130,"sku":"1529046165","price":340.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/27041_611e6780e17620.51132536_9781529046168.jpg?v=1672491898","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/pull-of-the-stars-tpb","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}