10 books for fans of Leaving Time
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Small Great Things
Ruth Jefferson • Book 1
by Jodi Picoult
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After twenty years as a labor nurse, Ruth Jefferson faces her most impossible case: a newborn whose parents refuse her care because she's Black.
★ 4.36 Goodreads (444.3K ratings) - 2
The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult
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A grief-stricken baker befriends an elderly man who reveals himself as a former Nazi guard seeking redemption through death. Picoult weaves together multiple generations affected by Holocaust trauma, examining forgiveness, justice, and the weight of inherited guilt.
★ 4.30 Goodreads (278.1K ratings) - 3
My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
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Anna was born to be a genetic match for her cancer-stricken sister, but at 13, she sues her parents for the right to her own body.
★ 4.11 Goodreads (1.3M ratings) - 4
Plain Truth
by Jodi Picoult
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An infant's death in an Amish barn forces eighteen-year-old Katie Fisher into a murder trial that exposes the tensions between religious tradition and modern justice. Picoult examines faith, family loyalty, and the price of protecting community secrets.
★ 4.01 Goodreads (199.8K ratings) - 5
Handle with Care
by Jodi Picoult
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Picoult explores every parent's nightmare: Charlotte sues her doctor for not detecting her daughter's brittle bone disease, claiming she would have terminated the pregnancy—a case that destroys her marriage and friendship.
★ 4.01 Goodreads (140.1K ratings) - 6
Perfect Match
by Jodi Picoult
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Picoult explores how far maternal love extends when prosecutor Nina Frost discovers her young son has been molested. The legal thriller examines justice versus revenge through a mother's devastating moral crisis.
★ 3.98 Goodreads (85.4K ratings) - 7
Sing You Home
by Jodi Picoult
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When Zoe remarries a woman after her divorce, her ex-husband fights for their frozen embryos in this contemporary custody battle.
★ 3.82 Goodreads (100.7K ratings) - 8
A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult
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Picoult tells a reproductive clinic hostage crisis in reverse chronology, showing how each character's morning led to the afternoon's violence.
★ 3.75 Goodreads (167.4K ratings) - 9
The Book of Two Ways
by Jodi Picoult
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Picoult weaves together Egyptology and modern marriage as Dawn's near-death experience forces her to choose between the life she built and the path she abandoned decades ago.
★ 3.66 Goodreads (114.9K ratings) - 10
Picture Perfect
by Jodi Picoult
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A woman with amnesia discovers she's married to a movie star, but recovering her memory reveals the abuse behind their perfect Hollywood marriage. Picoult examines how fame and wealth can hide domestic violence.
★ 3.57 Goodreads (72.2K ratings)