Author

Publication

2016 - , Maine

Language

English

Word Count

181,750 words, Guess

Page Count

727 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9781410463746
  • Open LibraryOL27220863M

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3566.I372 S63 2016b

Description

A woman and her husband admitted to a hospital to have a baby requests that their nurse be reassigned -- they are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is black, to touch their baby. The hospital complies, but the baby later goes into cardiac distress when Ruth is on duty. She hesitates before rushing in to perform CPR. When her indecision ends in tragedy, Ruth finds herself on trial, represented by a white public defender who warns against bringing race into a courtroom. As the two come to develop a truer understanding of each other's lives, they begin to doubt the beliefs they each hold most dear.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Thorndike Press large print basic

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