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 TruthThe discovery of a dead infant in an Amish barn shakes Lancaster County to its core. But t he police investigation leads to a more shocking disclosure: circumstantial evidence suggests that e ighteen-year-old Katie Fisher, an unmarried Amish woman believed to be the newborn' mother, took the child's life. When Ellie Hathaway, a disillusions big-city attorney, comes to Paradise, Pennsylvani a, to defend Katie, two cultures collide and, for the first time in her high-profile career, Ellii f aces a system of justice very different from her own. Delving dee] inside the world of those who liv e plain, Ellie must find a way to read Katie on her terms. And as she unravels a tangled murder case , Elli also looks deep within to confront her own fears and desires when , man from her past reenter s her life.Moving seamlessly from psychological drama to courtroom suspense PLAIN TRUTH is a fa scinating portrait of Amish life and a moving exploration of the bonds of love, friendship, and the heart's most complex choices.Picoult's seventh novel never loses its grip....A hummer of a tale . People (starred review)Absorbing and affecting. Entertainment Weekly0

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