My parents were born in 19 in rural locations and I had never given much thought about their birthing. For me, the book generated a lot of introspection about time and place. She has produced something eminently readable though with substantial challenges for some. That is the kind of prescience shared by ‘The End of October’ but without the sci-fi drama and bedded in total realism that pulls in so many issues of that time that continue to be working today. I’ve ended up having a family as well as being a lesbian – when I was younger I really thought it would be one or the other.’Įmma Donoghue says she developed an interest in the Great Influenza in 2018 as the 100th anniversary approached. ‘When I think about how embarrassed and sheepish so many gay people felt around 1990, it’s unrecognizable. Emma Donohue is an amazingly prolific writer (of all kinds) with a strong academic background.
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