The Pull of the Stars: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by Emma Donoghue


"I'm looking at a map of the sky, and I'm trying to remember where I saw the constellation of the rooster before, when someone taps me on the shoulder." With these words, Emma Donoghue begins her novel. The Pull of the Stars is a story about a woman who falls in love with an Irishman while teaching English in Japan, only to find that he has recently died. The man's 16-year-old son from his first marriage also meets her, and is desperate for her help because his father left him nothing but debts.

"The Pull of the Stars" is a novel written by Emma Donoghue that has the feel of a magic realism story. It tells the story of an Irish girl named Clare who runs away from her home in Dublin and ends up in Toronto with her mother. During one summer when they are living on welfare, Clare's mother decides to take part in a contest called "The Pull of the Stars."

Emma Donoghue is an Irish born author, most well known for her novel, Room. The Pull of the Stars: A Novel is the story of a young boy and his father who find themselves in the world of competitive bodybuilding. It details their struggles through their journey as they try to make it to the Olympics with hopes of bringing home a golden trophy.

"The Pull of the Stars: A Novel" is the story of Conor, an Irish girl working in London as a housekeeper. She and her husband Michael, who is a part-time busker and full-time gambler, decide to take their son Liam and leave Ireland on Christmas Eve so they can return in time for the summer.

When her father dies, Emma Donoghue's world is shattered. What she needs to do is find the strength to rebuild it, and begins by recreating her dreams of travel in a book called The Pull of the Stars. When she finally gets the chance to leave for her old apartment in Rome, Emma discovers a mysterious key that unlocks a wall in her room where a door leads to an unexpected discovery. What awaits on the other side?

The story is about three characters named Sally, Beth, and Anna. Sally has run away from her abusive mother to live in a circus with her father and his fiancée (Beth). On the first night in their new home, the ringmaster’s daughter, Anna, arrives with her caretaker while they are performing. The next day they find out that she was kidnapped from her parents. She misses seeing her parents for two years until she can escape. She then decides to write a letter to them describing what happened during those two years and how much she missed them.

Published Date 2020-07-21
Duration 9 hours 6 minutes
Author Emma Donoghue
Narrated Emma Lowe
Reviews
(27 Reviews)
Abridged No
Is It Free? 30-days Free
Category Fiction & Literature
Parent Category LGBTQ+, General, Historical Fiction

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