SMALL GREAT THINGS

Summary

A woman is caught in a gripping moral dilemma that resonates far beyond her place in time and history in this #1 New York Times bestseller.

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.

About the Author

JODI PICOULT is the author of twenty-two novels, including Leaving Time and the #1 New York Times bestsellers Sing You Home, House Rules, Handle with Care, Change of Heart, Nineteen Minutes, and My Sister’s Keeper. She lives with her husband and three children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Fiction \ Contemporary Women