Dr Alex George and Emma Donoghue

The Pull of the Stars is the last of the Early Summer Book Club
reads. It tells the story of Nurse Julia Power as she helps
deliver babies in an understaffed, overcrowded ward during the
Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918. Returning Book Club author Emma
Donoghue joins Richard and Judy to discuss writing about the
politics of childbirth, and why she likes writing novels set in
confined spaces.


Meanwhile, A&E and TV doctor Alex George has been working in
a hospital throughout this century’s pandemic. Together, they all
explore the differences – and many similarities – between the
Spanish Flu and Covid-19. Alex also explains why he wrote his
book Live Well Every Day, and why he feels it’s important that
mental health sits on the school curriculum alongside maths and
English.


Simply head online to whsmith.co.uk to browse
the entire Early Summer Book Club collection, and use the
code BOOKCLUB10 for a 10% discount.