Finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
Finalist for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
One of NPR's Best Books of 2021
A New York Times Notable Book of 2021
One of TIME's 100 Must-Read Books of 2021
"The scope is sweeping, the writing is beautiful. It’s an epic story worthy of the impact this one case has had on the American psyche." â€"Michel Martin, NPR
"Stupendous…. If you want to understand Roe more deeply before the coming decision, read it." â€"Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
A masterpiece of reporting on the Supreme Court’s most divisive case, Roe v. Wade, and the unknown lives at its heart.