
Small Great Things : The bestselling novel you won't want to miss
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'The best books make you see differently. This is one of them. The eye-opening new novel from Jodi Picoult with the biggest of themes: birth, death, and responsibility.'
'To Kill a Mockingbird for the 21st Century' Reader Review
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 about prejudice and power; it is about that which divides and unites us.
It is about opening your eyes.
Praise for Small Great Things:
'No book could be more timely in its message than Small Great Things . . . The story prodded me to take a good, hard look at my own biases and preconceptions' (Metro)
'A thought-provoking and unputdownable novel about race and prejudice that shows Picoult at her very best' (Woman & Home)
'The narrative rips along at a great pace, she writes dialogue like a pro, and her suspenseful control of the courtroom scenes is masterfully done' (Independent)
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'To Kill a Mockingbird for the 21st Century' Reader Review
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 about prejudice and power; it is about that which divides and unites us.
It is about opening your eyes.
Praise for Small Great Things:
'No book could be more timely in its message than Small Great Things . . . The story prodded me to take a good, hard look at my own biases and preconceptions' (Metro)
'A thought-provoking and unputdownable novel about race and prejudice that shows Picoult at her very best' (Woman & Home)
'The narrative rips along at a great pace, she writes dialogue like a pro, and her suspenseful control of the courtroom scenes is masterfully done' (Independent)
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Product details
- Hardback | 512 pages
- 163 x 239 x 44mm | 782g
- 22 Nov 2016
- HODDER & STOUGHTON
- Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- London, United Kingdom
- English
- 1444788000
- 9781444788006
- 35,458
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There is a fire raging, and we have two choices: we can turn our backs, or we can try to fight it (from the author's afterword)
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It's hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes * Financial Times * With characters that hook the reader into their stories, a well-researched and thought-provoking plot, and an acute eye for detail, this is a novel that deals with big issues: good and evil, forgiveness and redemption, love and justice. I read it in two long sittings, desperate to know the outcome. * Woman & Home on THE STORYTELLER * As harrowing as it is readable * Independent on THE STORYTELLER * She is the master of her craft . . . and humanity is what Picoult does best * Sunday Telegraph * No book could be more timely in its message than Small Great Things . . . The story prodded me to take a good, hard look at my own biases and preconceptions * Metro * The most important novel Jodi Picoult has ever written * Washington Post * [Picoult] offers a thought-provoking examination of racism in America today, both overt and subtle. Her many readers will find much to discuss in the pages of this topical, moving book. * Booklist, starred review * The narrative rips along at a great pace, she writes dialogue like a pro, and her suspenseful control of the courtroom scenes is masterfully done. * Independent * the book makes for a harrowing and at times heartbreaking read but is absolutely brilliant. It deserves to be read by everyone -- ***** * Sun * A thought-provoking and unputdownable novel about race and prejudice that shows Picoult at her very best. * Woman & Home * No book could be more timely in its message than Small Great Things . . . The story prodded me to take a good, hard look at my own biases and preconceptions * Metro * There is a fire raging, and we have two choices: we can turn our backs, or we can try to fight it * (from the author's afterword) *
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About Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult is the author of twenty-four internationally bestselling novels, including My Sister's Keeper, The Storyteller and Small Great Things, and has also co-written two YA books with her daughter Samantha van Leer, Between the Lines and Off the Page. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and children. Jodi's UK website is www.jodipicoult.co.uk and she can be found on Facebook and Twitter at facebook.com/JodiPicoultUK and twitter.com/jodipicoult, and on Instagram at instagram.com/jodipicoult.
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