Ruth Jefferson works as a nurse in a hospital. Her already difficult life is turned upside down after a horrific incident—the death of a newborn baby boy. The day before, the boy’s parents forbade Ruth to touch the child. The clinic replaced the nurse, but now there are doubts: did the woman follow the order? She is accused of intentional murder, and the case is being sent to court. Ruth realizes the reason lies in the color of her skin. The struggle takes on new meaning. How can she cope? How can she survive and prove her innocence? A war of prejudice and stupid stereotypes, competition between races, and human cruelty… In this new story by the incomparable Jodi Picoult, the complex issue of racial discrimination is brought to the forefront. Pain and compassion, injustice and unexpected kindness, hopelessness and fierce determination to live on an equal footing with everyone else.