Ruth is an African American nurse who works in the Labor & Delivery ward at her hospital. When a White Supremacist has a baby, Ruth is strictly forbidden to care for the child. Suddenly Ruth finds herself alone with the baby when the baby goes in to distress. Torn between her boss's instructions on not to touch the baby and her oath to help others, Ruth does not know what to do.
It did take me a while to get through (about 8 weeks), but then again, so do most Picoult books. While this one wasn't my favorite, I still enjoyed it. I felt sorry for Ruth and what she was going through. I pretty much expected for there to be a twist, although I wasn't sure what it would be. I was somewhat surprised of what it was. I do think that the ending fell a bit short. I would have liked to have seen another chapter about Ruth at the end.
