If you read one book this fall, make it Small Great Things!
Small Great Things is the story of Ruth Jefferson, the only African American nurse working in the labor and delivery ward of a small hospital. She is good at her job and enjoys attending to her patients, but that reputation changes the day she cares for the baby of a white supremacist couple. What happens shakes the foundations of everyone involved and Ruth finds herself on a journey she never predicted.
The story is presented in the unique and vivid voices of Turk, the white supremacist father, Kennedy, the public defender representing Ruth, and Ruth herself. I never cease to be amazed by Jodi Picoult's writing and how she handles controversial topics. I can know how I feel about a certain issue, but then I read one of Jodi's books and she does such an amazing job making you see all sides of an argument that I'm left with a new perspective and appreciation for both viewpoints. Some of the most memorable books I have read have been the works of Jodi Picoult and Small Great Things is another one on that growing list.
I hope this book can be introduced into our education and school systems. I think it would help make great strides in race relations and human relations in general. Small Great Things is definitely a book that should get people talking and examining their own thoughts and feelings.
I received this book courtesy of Ballantine Books through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Small Great Things is the story of Ruth Jefferson, the only African American nurse working in the labor and delivery ward of a small hospital. She is good at her job and enjoys attending to her patients, but that reputation changes the day she cares for the baby of a white supremacist couple. What happens shakes the foundations of everyone involved and Ruth finds herself on a journey she never predicted.
The story is presented in the unique and vivid voices of Turk, the white supremacist father, Kennedy, the public defender representing Ruth, and Ruth herself. I never cease to be amazed by Jodi Picoult's writing and how she handles controversial topics. I can know how I feel about a certain issue, but then I read one of Jodi's books and she does such an amazing job making you see all sides of an argument that I'm left with a new perspective and appreciation for both viewpoints. Some of the most memorable books I have read have been the works of Jodi Picoult and Small Great Things is another one on that growing list.
I hope this book can be introduced into our education and school systems. I think it would help make great strides in race relations and human relations in general. Small Great Things is definitely a book that should get people talking and examining their own thoughts and feelings.
I received this book courtesy of Ballantine Books through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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