Why did I love this book?
This is an amazing, important book that must have taken Jodi a lot of time to research. It touches on many of today’s problems—racism, prejudice, poverty, justice, privilege, etc.
It’s a fast-paced read and, at times, had me on the edge of my seat. In the audio version, several narrators read the chapters of the well-fleshed-out, believable characters.
Because I was leading the book club meeting, I listened to the audio concurrently with the book—both highly recommended!
4 authors picked Small Great Things as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
'Small Great Things is the most important novel Jodi Picoult has ever written ... It will challenge her readers ... [and] expand our cultural conversation about race and prejudice.' - The Washington Post
When a newborn baby dies after a routine hospital procedure, there is no doubt about who will be held responsible: the nurse who had been banned from looking after him by his father.
What the nurse, her lawyer and the father of the child cannot know is how this death will irrevocably change all of their lives, in ways both expected and not.
Small Great Things is…