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I like Jodi Picoult as a general rule, but sometimes the conflicts in her books are a bit contrived. This book about a dead newborn found on an Amish farm was a novel idea, combining the social issues perspective that Picoult specializes in, with the fictionalized accounts of Amish lives that are popular now. It was a great read most of the way through and I enjoyed it very much, until the end. The author seems to have started this tale with no end in mind and was grabbing at straws to conclude the story. This was especially annoying as I was propelled through the book by my interest in finding out if the baby was murdered or died of natural causes, and who murdered the baby if it was murder. The end simply did not ring true to the story. The ending put forth did not agree with many of the details that came before, and did not really make sense. This was sad, as it was a great story up until this point, and it deserved an ending that fit.


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Plain Truth A Novel Jodi Picoult 9780671776138 Books Reviews

Love the way Jodi Picoult writes! This is only my second book of hers that I've read. She weaves a great story whose subject matter is thoroughly researched. This one revolves around an Amish community where a dead baby has been found. Murder?
For some reason I view reading Jodi Picoult's books as a "guilty pleasure". I mean, I don't have to work that hard to read them - they are written simply and are easy to understand - so perhaps that is why I tend to underrate them.

But this is a really good book. The story of a young unmarried Amish woman who gets pregnant and then is accused of murdering the infant so that she is not shunned from the Amish community and the attorney who is representing her; a 39 year old unmarried woman who wants nothing more than to have a baby.

Although somewhat predictable, the story is well told and the details of life among the Amish people was really fascinating.

This is the fourth or fifth book by Jodi Picoult that I have read and I think was my favorite (although I thought Nineteen Minutes was really good as well).

This was a fast and easy read and I would recommend it to readers who are not looking for that Pulitzer Prize winning experience.
This was another book recommended to me by a friend as something I might enjoy reading while on holidays. Ally, my girlfriend, has been telling me for a while that Picoult is a terrific author and if Plain Truth is anything to go by, Alison is right.
This is well-crafted tale, gripping and moving, set mainly in the Pennsylvannia, in the Amish community of Paradise, where, one morning, a dead baby is found in a barn. No-one knows how it came to be there and no-one lays claim to the babe. Police are called in and quickly identify not only the young mother, but the shocking possibility the infant was murdered.
In another part of the country, lawyer, Ellie Hathaway, is confused about her relationship and her professional life. As a defense attorney, she’s often called upon to defend the indefensible and, when her last very high-profile case finishes, she needs time out to recoup and rethink all aspects of her life. She feels like her ethics, sense of self and what she wants from life have been compromised. She escapes to her Aunt’s house near Paradise and finds herself drawn into the case surrounding the murder of the baby.
Working pro-bono, she reluctantly becomes more involved than she ever intended when she takes responsibility for the suspected murderer, a young Amish woman, Katie Fisher, who is unmarried and maintains, despite all evidence to the contrary, that she never had a baby. Confounded by this teen, as well as by the Amish way of life, which stresses others over the self and work over leisure, she calls in an old friend to help – what she doesn’t yet understand is that the young Amish woman isn’t the only one needing aid.
This book like so many good ones, draws upon a range of genres to tell its tale. I mistakenly thought it was going to be a crime novel and, while a crime does take place, and a portion is reserved for the fascinating unfolding of the case in the courtroom, it isn’t only these things, but so much more. It’s about human relationships, family, the bonds that unite and tear us apart. It’s about choices, love, loss, about humility, community and faith. It’s about the way the modern world makes us selfish and afraid, but also how denial can be both a blessing and a curse. It’s also a novel about generational difference and the power of female friendship and trust.
At the centre of the story are two women – both strong and remarkable but for the moment, lost. The question is, will they let themselves be found?
Looking for a wonderful tale to lose yourself in? This might be it.
Thanks Ally!
As a Jodi Picoult fan, I enjoyed reading Plain Truth and found the writing style, once more, to be highly masterful. The theme of this novel has to do with protecting someone, and its concern is specifically on mothers and children. The plot hovers around several mothers, although one of its main characters is Elly, the lawyer who has longed for a child for a long time.

Katie Fisher, an Amish teenager has a baby out of wedlock, a fact too difficult for her to handle, as she doesn’t admit her situation until she goes into labor and bears a premature baby. When the baby is found dead in the barn, Katie is charged with murder, and Ellie Hathaway, the hotshot lawyer with boyfriend issues who is on a visit to her aunt in the area, accepts to defend her. The court case is highly complicated and Ellie’s defense of Katie, as to finding evidence, takes many forms and faces complications, until the plot presents a surprise twist at its end.

The story is intricate and, despite its calm Amish town setting, full of tension and suspense, as its author reveals the story in tiny pieces, with every twist and turn undoing a revelation or taking it to a new direction. Any summary, therefore, cannot do justice to this multi-dimensional work full of mystery and rich, dramatic characterization.

Some of this excellence comes from the point of view shifts, as each chapter provides a different first person or limited third person point of view by each important character, with several chapters using the omniscient POV. Through this change in POVs, the readers get to know the characters inside out.
I like Jodi Picoult as a general rule, but sometimes the conflicts in her books are a bit contrived. This book about a dead newborn found on an Amish farm was a novel idea, combining the social issues perspective that Picoult specializes in, with the fictionalized accounts of Amish lives that are popular now. It was a great read most of the way through and I enjoyed it very much, until the end. The author seems to have started this tale with no end in mind and was grabbing at straws to conclude the story. This was especially annoying as I was propelled through the book by my interest in finding out if the baby was murdered or died of natural causes, and who murdered the baby if it was murder. The end simply did not ring true to the story. The ending put forth did not agree with many of the details that came before, and did not really make sense. This was sad, as it was a great story up until this point, and it deserved an ending that fit.