Rating: 3 out of 5
Plain Truth
by Jodi Picoult. (Washington Square Press, 2000)
Review by Erin Gurry
With the intentions of getting away from the
stress of her life, Ellie Hathaway, a successful
Philadelphia lawyer finds herself in the middle of
a murder investigation. When a newborn's body is
found in an Amish barn, she reluctantly agrees to
take on the case pro bono but bail regulations
require her to live on the farm with the baby's
mother, an unmarried young Amish woman. While
Ellie learns to live without electricity, cars and
her privacy, she toils over how to prove her
client's innocence and battles with her own fear
of commitment.

Surrounded by a strong sense of faith, Ellie
learns about Amish ideals and virtues.
Unfortunately, it is these Plain beliefs that
threaten to ruin her whole defense strategy. The
baby's mother, Katie Fisher is not accustomed to
attorneys, prosecutors, psychiatrists or the
English judicial system. She must deal with being
regarded as an outsider and suspected murderer not
only from the English public but also from her
family and the Amish community. Katie's denial of
the murder and even the pregnancy itself, presents
Ellie with a seemingly impossible case to win.



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