Book review - Small Great Things

PERHAPS you think you are not a racist. After reading this book, you might want to think again.
Being a racist is not only about hating people of a different colour. Picoult lays it out as clear as day in this story of a black nurse accused of murdering an infant because his parents are white supremacists.
Ruth Jefferson is a labour and delivery nurse, has been for over 20 years. She's good at her job but a routine checkup on a newborn ends in her being reassigned (that's putting it mildly). The parents
don't want Ruth touching their child, because she is black.
The next day, the baby goes into cardiac distress when Ruth is alone in the nursery. The baby dies, and Ruth ends up being charged with murder.
White public defender Kennedy McQuarrie takes her case, but the race barrier works its mischief and both Ruth and Kennedy are forced to take a good look at themselves and the people around them.
Kennedy has plenty of clients who are black, but Ruth, whose suppressed emotions regarding the treatment of her race, makes things both difficult and clarifying for her.
The story is written from the point of view of a black nurse, a skinhead father, and a white public defender who has never considered herself to be a racist.
With three different view points in the book, you get to be more understanding of the circumstances and it makes for a balanced read.
Insightful and educational.