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Violence
Barely any
Mild
Language
Some
Moderate
Sexual Content
None
None
Substance Use
None
None
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Intense
What this book is about
Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse of thirty years. When a white supremacist father demands she not touch his baby, then the infant dies, Ruth is charged with murder. Picoult's most direct confrontation with racism in America, told from three perspectives including the white supremacist's.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Racial slurs used by characters (accurately depicting white supremacist ideology)
Infant death
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