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Original Title:	Plain Truth
ISBN:	0743275012 (ISBN13: 9780743275019)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Paradise, Pennsylvania(United States)
Literary Awards:	Mary Higgins Clark Award Nominee (2001)

Plain Truth

Jodi Picoult

Hardcover | Pages: 405 pages

Rating: 3.98 | 157165 Users | 6988 Reviews

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Title	:	Plain Truth
Author	:	Jodi Picoult
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 405 pages
Published	:	November 1st 2004 by Atria Books (first published May 1st 2000)
Categories	:	Fiction. Mystery. Contemporary

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The small town of Paradise, Pennsylvania, is a jewel in Lancaster County - known for its picture-postcard landscapes and bucolic lifestyle. But that peace is shattered by the discovery of a dead infant in the barn of an Amish farmer. A police investigation quickly leads to two startling disclosures: the newborn's mother is an unmarried Amish woman, eighteen-year-old Katie Fisher. And the infant did not die of natural causes. Although Katie denies the medical proof that she gave birth to the child, circumstantial evidence leads to her arrest for the murder of her baby. One hundred miles away, Philadelphia defense attorney Ellie Hathaway has achieved an enviable, high-profile career. But her latest court victory has set the sands shifting beneath her. Single at thirty-nine and unsatisfied with her relationship, Ellie doesn't look back when she turns down her chance to make partner and takes off for an open-ended stay at her great-aunt's home in Paradise. Fate brings her to Katie Fisher. Suddenly, Ellie sees the chance to defend a client who truly needs her, not just one who can afford her. But taking on this case challenges Ellie in more ways than one. She finds herself not only in a clash of wills with a client who does not want to be defended but also in a clash of cultures with a people whose channels of justice are markedly different from her own. Immersing herself in Katie Fisher's life -- and in a world founded on faith, humility, duty, and honesty -- Ellie begins to understand the pressures and sacrifices of those who to live plain. As she peels away the layers of fact and fantasy, Ellie calls on an old friend for guidance. Now, just as this man from Ellie's past reenters her life, she must uncover the truth about a complex case, a tragic loss, the bonds of love -- and her own deepest fears and desires.

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I very much enjoyed this fictional exploration of Amish culture and how the Amish 'Plain' people live in modern society whilst maintaining their traditional, religious values and practices. When feisty defence attorney Ellie finds herself representing eighteen year old Katie against a murder one charge for the suspicious death of her newborn, she is challenged physically and psychologically more than she ever imagined. As conditions of her work, she is made to live among the Amish whilst keeping

"Plain Truth" is about Ellie Hathaway, a lawyer from Pennsylvania who comes to an Amish community to defend Katie, an eighteen year old accused of murdering her own newborn child. During the bail process of Katie's trial, Ellie becomes her bail official person, or the person that must stay with Katie always so she can stay at her farm home. While Ellie stays with Katie, she learns the ways of the Amish community and their practices, their ways of life, and their obvious truth. And everything

Far be it for me to ruin anything for anyone who has yet to read this, but I really hated the end. I really, really hated it. This book had five stars in my head until I read the ending, if that gives you any indication how much I hated the ending. Now, that being said: the rest of this book was great. The characters, for the most part, had depth and were questioning various aspects of their own morality. I have to admit that the main character, Ellie, fell a little flat. Okay, a lot flat. What

"Plain Truth" is about Ellie Hathaway, a lawyer from Pennsylvania who comes to an Amish community to defend Katie, an eighteen year old accused of murdering her own newborn child. During the bail process of Katie's trial, Ellie becomes her bail official person, or the person that must stay with Katie always so she can stay at her farm home. While Ellie stays with Katie, she learns the ways of the Amish community and their practices, their ways of life, and their obvious truth. And everything

I'm giving this book 3.5 stars because I did enjoy reading it. But if I'm being honest, it really was quite silly. A lawyer forced to live on an Amish farm with her client? Sorry, but that's silly. Straight from the plot of a sitcom. Then there's the over-Amishing of the Amish that might stick out more for me because I live a half hour drive from where this book is set. This book is definitely more "women's fiction" than a mystery, but for women's fiction, my least favorite genre of ever, it's

I thought this book was pretty crummy even though it was a page-turner. I really wanted to know what happens to Katie, and what happened to the baby so I kept reading, but I didn't really enjoy the experience--I won't be reading again. Too much filler, not enough book.Specifically:* It's set among the Amish. However, I get the feeling the author doesn't really understand them, she just thought it'd be a cool setting. That irritates me.* It's full of overused elements, such "city girl goes to

My interview with the fêted author, taken from Real Bewks Magazine (June 2010):Tell us about your latest book, My Crazy Family.It is a tale of families, I suppose. Families and how they screw us up! Ha-ha-ha! In my last book, Auntie Janets Gallstone, I drew heavily from my experiences with my Auntie Janet. She is such a brave woman and I felt I had to tell her story, you know? I didnt even think about it, I just wrote it down. In this book, I took a different approach. I looked at my family and