St. Albans Adult Book Club: "Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult
Book Discussion Group
St. Albans Adult Book Club: "Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult
Join us as we discuss this month's book selection, "Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult. Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years of experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is African American, to touch their child. The hospital complies with their request, but the next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress while Ruth is alone in the nursery. Does she obey orders, or does she intervene?