Small great things
By: Jodi Picoult
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print basic
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 727
ISBN-13: 9781410463746
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Race relations; African American nurses; Trials (Murder); White supremacy movements; Criminal defense lawyers; Racism; Fiction
Description: A woman and her husband admitted to a hospital to have a baby requests that their nurse be reassigned -- they are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is black, to touch their baby. The hospital complies, but the baby later goes into cardiac distress when Ruth is on duty. She hesitates before rushing in to perform CPR. When her indecision ends in tragedy, Ruth finds herself on trial, represented by a white public defender who warns against bringing race into a courtroom. As the two come to develop a truer understanding of each other's lives, they begin to doubt the beliefs they each hold most dear.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 723-724).