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Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
4.0

This was another Picoult novel that gives an inside look at the challenges that can occur with the American justice system. This is the story of Katie Fisher, a young Amish woman, living in rural Pennsylvania. She is accused of murdering her newborn baby boy - a birth and death that she cannot recollect. In fact, she completely denies the idea that she had been pregnant in the first place.returnreturnAs usual, Picoult gives us such complex characters - even though one may find individual acts reprehensible and completely against one's moral code, there's usually something so compelling in so many of the characters that they're hard not to like. In this case, we are presented with the accusation of the purposeful death of a newborn child, and are meanwhile presented with the fascinating way of life the Amish live and how murder is so totally out of tune with the ethics of that community. It was truly delightful to learn a little bit about a way of life so foreign to mine (even as a nonreligious person). returnreturnSo what did happen to Baby Fisher? As usual with Picoult, there are many twists and turns that keep the pages turning. As soon as you think the mystery is solved, we're presented with a new piece of evidence that throws every theory out the window. This was another great page turner from Picoult!