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Plain Truth

by Jodi Picoult

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Washington Square Press (2007), Paperback, 432 pages

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Plain Truth is about one Amish family's struggle when a stillborn baby is discovered dead in the barn. Aaron and Sarah Fisher own the farm with two young boys helping out, Samuel and his cousin. Aaron and Sarah had three kids, Jacob(eldest sibling) got shunned because he wanted to study, Hannah(youngest) died when she was seven years, and Katia who is possibly pregnant. Ellie is katie's attorney so Ellie has to go and live with the Fisher's and tries to find out everything about Katie. Katie keeps admitting that she never had a baby, but how long is this lie going to end? If she says she never had a baby, then why is she proven to be pregnant? To find out, read Plain Truth. ( )
  DF1A_ShivaniP | Dec 18, 2009 |
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 |
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For my dad, Myron Picoult, who taught me to be original. There are not many men in the world who can sneeze like a duck, spy hales of bay, make very bad puns...and cherish their daughters so completely. I love you.
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She had often dreamed of her little sister floating dead beneath the surface of the ice, but tonight, for the first time, she envisioned Hannah clawing to get out.
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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.

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