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Small Great Things

By: Jodi Picoult
Narrated by: Noma Dumezweni, Jeff Harding, Jennifer Woodward
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The new audiobook from number one best-selling author Jodi Picoult, with the biggest of themes: birth, death, and responsibility.

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.

©2016 Jodi Picoult (P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton
African American Family Life Fiction Literary Fiction Medical Metaphysical & Visionary Thought-Provoking

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"It's hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes." ( Financial Times)

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Slow start but got there in the end

Strong ending but took a long time to get there. I’m glad I hung on

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Loved it!!!!

Such a gripping read. I loved the narrative and the plot, everything!!! Could not stop listening and was so sad when it was over!

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Amazing performances

I loved her characters, they were performed so well by the three readers, so well! It was an entirely gripping and wonderful book.

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A great think piece

Easy to listen to story with a deeper meaning. Loved exploring the differnt points of view.

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An exceptional book of hard truths

A well crafted novel that gives a glimpse of what it's like to truly be a minority in every day life... It's not enough to say 'I'm not racist! ' we need to relearn how to 'act and be' in order to use that placard.

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loved this book

loved it,written very well on a topic pertinent to the world.thankyou for enjoyable yet thought provoking entertainment

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A very thought provoking story. <br />

Has made me examine and reevaluate my own beliefs and behaviors. Very enlightening read. A little frightening as well.

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Riveting!

As a black nurse I found this book so enlightening! Ms Picoult totally gets the difficulties faced by us all when racism raises its ugly head... when it's not challenged... and the fall-out of when it is! The characters were all realistic - I was totally sucked in! I love this author... read it! It's challenging, realistic and strangely optimistic. Thanks to the author for picking such difficult and uncomfortable subject matter to write about with such aplomb.

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Small Great Things.

Another great book by Jodi Picoult. An amazing writer and storyteller. Enjoyed narration by Noma Dumezweni, Jeff Harding and Jennifer Woodward. Clear and concise. Thank you.

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As good as it gets

Listened to this book as often as I could and was riveted from the start, a real page turner. Brilliant story and narration. Highly recommend.

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