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Emma Donoghue’s stage adaptation of her 2020 novel breaks little ground theatrically, but few will emerge unmoved or uninterested

The renowned Gate Theatre will stage Emma Donoghue’s adaptation of her best-selling book which will transport audiences back to the Dublin of a century ago. In July 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Irish America contributor, Tom Deignan interviewed Emma Donoghue when Pull of the Stars was first released. All photos courtesy of

The writer on her new stage adaptation of The Pull of the Stars, her novel set over three feverish days in the maternity ward of a Dublin hospital

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Peter Power, who died on July 17 at age 75, was a good man. A house painter who grew up in Dorchester, he was the only son of Peter and Julia Power, who emigrated from County Cork in Ireland. He first met Karen French Power, his wife of 48 years, when they lived next door to one another on Jones Hill. A later meeting, in 1972, occurred one night under stressful circumstances.

In Asha Lemmie’s debut novel, Fifty Words for Rain, young Nori Kamiza—daughter of a well-born Japanese woman and her lover, a Black American soldier—is raised by her abusive grandmother in post-World War II Japan. Kept in the attic because her grandparents are ashamed of her, Nori becomes accustomed to a lonely existence. But her world widens when she bonds with her half-brother, Akira, and senses the possibilities for a new life. Lemmie constructs a moving, dramatic narrative that exami...

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The Irish-Canadian novelist muses on the parallels between the 1918 pandemic and the one happening now Emma Donoghue’s novel about the 1918 Spanish flu reveals many similarities to today in how society responds to a pandemic. (Photo: Punch Photographic) February 1, 2021 Though her novel is set during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, the parallels to the social upheaval taking place today are legion. The Pull of the Stars by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue had its publication date move...

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Minister Brophy announces series of Conversation events including Gabriel Byrne and Graham Norton News 15 December 2020 Minister Brophy announces series of Conversation events including Gabriel Byrne, Graham Norton, Emma Donoghue and Colum McCann A series of Irish notable figures will reflect on what “To Be Irish” means to them as they chat from London, Kenya, Canada and New York as part of ‘To Be Irish’ at Christmas initiative. Launched by Minister of State for Ov...