Plain Truth

by Jodi Picoult

The discovery of a dead infant in an Amish barn shakes Lancaster County to its core. But the police investigation leads to a more shocking disclosure: circumstantial evidence suggests that that eighteen-year-old Katie Fisher, an unmarried Amish woman believed to be the newborn's mother, took the child's life. When Ellie Hathaway, a disillusioned big city attorney, comes to Paradise, Pennsylvania, to defend Katie, two cultures collide - and, for the first time in her high profile career, Ellie faces a system of justice very different from her own. Delving deep into the world of those who live 'plain', Ellie must find a way to reach Katie on her terms. As she unravels a tangled murder case, Ellie also looks deep within - to confront her own fears and desires when a man from her past comes back into her life.

• ISBN10: 0340835478
• ISBN13: 9780340835470
• Publish Date: 25 October 2004 (first published 1 May 2000)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 11 March 2008
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Imprint: Hodder Paperback
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 480
• Language: English

Reviews

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This was the first Jodi Picoult book I’ve read, and I really enjoyed it! I like reading and learning about different ways of living. This is the second book featuring the Amish I’ve read in a month, and I feel like I understand the culture a little better than I did.