Small great things : a novel / Jodi Picoult.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780345544957
- ISBN: 0345544951
- ISBN: 9780425286012
- ISBN: 0425286010
- ISBN: 9780425286920
- ISBN: 0425286924
- Physical Description: 470 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2016]
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Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-470). |
Summary, etc.: | "This stunning new novel is Jodi Picoult at her finest--complete with unflinching insights, richly layered characters, and a page-turning plot with a gripping moral dilemma at its heart. Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is African American, to touch their child. The hospital complies with their request, but the next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress while Ruth is alone in the nursery. Does she obey orders or does she intervene? Ruth hesitates before performing CPR and, as a result, is charged with a serious crime. Kennedy McQuarrie, a white public defender, takes her case but gives unexpected advice: Kennedy insists that mentioning race in the courtroom is not a winning strategy. Conflicted by Kennedy's counsel, Ruth tries to keep life as normal as possible for her family--especially her teenage son--as the case becomes a media sensation. As the trial moves forward, Ruth and Kennedy must gain each other's trust, and come to see that what they've been taught their whole lives about others--and themselves--might be wrong. With incredible empathy, intelligence, and candor, Jodi Picoult tackles race, privilege, prejudice, justice, and compassion--and doesn't offer easy answers. Small Great Things is a remarkable achievement from a writer at the top of her game. Praise for Jodi Picoult's Leaving Time "A riveting drama."--Us Weekly "[A] moving tale."--People "A fast-paced, surprise-ending mystery."--USA Today "Poignant. an entertaining story about parental love, friendship, loss."--The Washington Post"-- Provided by publisher. "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"-- Provided by publisher. |
Awards Note: | New York Times Best Seller List. |
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Subject: | African American nurses > Fiction. Criminal defense lawyers > Fiction. Race relations > Fiction. Racism > Fiction. Race relations > Fiction. |
Genre: | Legal stories. Legal fiction (Literature) |
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Available copies
- 59 of 80 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Silas Bronson Library.
Holds
- 18 current holds with 80 total copies.
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Silas Bronson Library - Bunker Hill Branch | FIC PICOULT, J (Text) | 34005100457463 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | FIC PICOULT, J (Text) | 34005126059277 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | S FIC PICOULT, J (Text) | 34005126049377 | Storage | Available | - |
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