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May 12, 2017
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The book is told through multipule pov, with Ruth the main, Kennedy her lawyer and Turk the father of the deceased baby. Ruth is a neonatal nurse, who has been accused of the death of a new born baby. Same baby she has been told she is no longer assigned too because she is not white. The parents are both white supremacists and she is African American. The story line is fact moving and the whole book held my attention from start to finish. With twists and turns that I did not see coming and end t
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As you would expect from a book by this author, it has the potential to keep you up at night to find out what happened next. Jodi Picoult tackles not only racism but our inbuilt prejudices which are below the surface, using the flashpoints of a dead baby, a black neonatal nurse, and a white supremacist couple. Told from 3 different points of view, which never becomes intrusive, this book covers a lot of ground with well fleshed out characters. It is never in doubt who is on the side of right, bu
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3.5 stars
Profound words. Great book with great messages It’s books like these that make me rethink myself and my own habits and thoughts
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