|
Small Great Things (NZ Author/Topic) (Large Print)
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
Small Great Things (NZ Author/Topic) (Large Print)
|
Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jodi Picoult
|
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:726 | Dimensions(mm): Height 240,Width 155 |
|
Category/Genre | Large Print RHYW Large Print NZ Author/Topic in Large Print |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781525231360
|
Audience | |
Edition |
Large Print Edition
|
|
Publishing Details |
Publisher |
RHYW Large Print
|
Imprint |
ReadHowYouWant
|
NZ Release Date |
12 October 2016 |
Publication Country |
Australia
|
Description
If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way. Martin Luther King Jr I dont want that nurse touching my baby. Those are the instructions from the newborn childs parents. However, when the baby goes into cardiac arrest, Ruth, a nurse of twenty years experience, sees no option but to assist. But the baby dies. And Ruth is charged with negligent homicide. Ruth is shattered and bewildered as she tries to come to terms with her situation. She finds different kinds of support from her sister, a fiery radical, and her teenage son, but it is to Kennedy McQuarrie, a white middle-class lawyer, to whom she entrusts her case, and her future. As the two come to develop a truer understanding of each others lives, they begin to doubt the beliefs they each hold most dear. For the privileged to prosper, they come to realise, others have to suffer. Racism takes many forms and is reinforced by the structures of our society. In gripping dramas like Nineteen Minutes, My Sisters Keeper and The Pact, Jodi Picoult has explored the big issues of our time through characters whose lives resonate with us. Here we see once again her unrivalled ability to immerse us in a story whose issues will linger with us long after the final page has been turned.
|