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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. 2005   katiemertz | Nov 20, 2009 |  In an Amish setting, it is intriguing to learn of their cultural differences. This book will keep you in suspense until the very end. (  ) MissScheidt | Nov 15, 2009 | Excellent whyteb | Nov 8, 2009 | I did not enjoy this book as much as the couple of other Jodi Picoult books I have read. The other books seemed to have heartwrenching moral issues that this one didn't have for me. It was more like the sort of whodunits that fill out the majority of my reading material. I like the Picoult's for a change of pace, which it was, and while I still enjoyed it - it was not my favorite. I may have actually liked it more before the last two pages - I think I would have preferred to come to my own conclusion in this story. I have 2 more Picoults waiting for me on my TBR shelve - and still looking forward to them. (  ) she_climber | Oct 11, 2009 | A newborn baby is found, dead, in a barn located on an Amish dairy farm. After a brief investigation, 18-year-old Katie Fisher is arrested and charged with murder. Even in the face of mounting evidence, Katie denies not only the murder, but also that she had a baby in the first place. Katie's story is intertwined with that of Ellie Hathaway, the hard-as-nails defense attorney who takes on Katie's case as a favor to her Aunt Leda. As in other Picoult novels, the topic is pulled from the headlines and much of the story centers around Katie's trial and the inevitable twist at the end. Well developed characters and a detailed and realistic peek into Amish life. ( ) mrsdwilliams | Sep 21, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0671776134, Paperback) A shocking murder shatters the picturesque calm of Pennsylvania's Amish country -- and tests the heart and soul of the lawyer who steps in to defend the young woman at the center of the storm.... Plain Truth 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 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 inside the world of those who live "plain," Ellie must find a way to reach Katie on her terms. And 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 reenters her life. Moving seamlessly from psychological drama to courtroom suspense, Plain Truth is a fascinating portrait of Amish life -- and a moving exploration of the bonds of love, friendship, and the heart's most complex choices. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:56 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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