by Jodi Picoult · Ballantine Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780345544971
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«Small Great Things» is the novel by Jodi Picoult published by Ballantine Books in paperback (528 pages, in English).
Ruth Jefferson, an African American nurse with over twenty years of experience at a Connecticut hospital, is removed from caring for the baby of a white supremacist couple. When the child suffers cardiac arrest and Ruth hesitates before intervening, she ends up accused of a serious crime. Her lawyer, Kennedy McQuarrie, advises her not to mention race at trial, forcing both to question their own prejudices as the case becomes a media phenomenon.
It is the first installment of the Ruth Jefferson series. The book was recognized with the 2017 Audie Award in the Multi-Voiced Performance category.
Suitable for book clubs and readers of contemporary fiction seeking a committed story about racism, privilege, and justice in the United States.
Jodi Lynn Picoult is an American writer. As of 2026, Picoult has published 28 novels, several short stories, and has also written several issues of Wonder Woman. Approximately 40 million copies of her books are in print worldwide and have been translated into 34 languages. In 2003, she was awarded the New England Bookseller Award for fiction.
