Small great things : a novel / Jodi Picoult.

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...

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Main Author: Picoult, Jodi, 1966- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Ballantine Books, [2016]
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Physical Description:470 pages ; 25 cm
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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.
Call Number:PS3566.I372 S63 2016
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-470)
ISBN:9780345544957 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
0345544951 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
9780425286012 (international edition)
0425286010 (international edition)
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