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....
Washington Square Press
April 2001
On Sale: April 3, 2001
Featuring: Katie Fisher; Ellie Hathaway
405 pages ISBN: 0671776134 EAN: 9780671776138 Trade Size (reprint) Add to Wish List
The discovery of a dead infant in an Amish barn shakes Lancaster County to its core. But the police investigation leads to a more shocking disclosure: circumstantial evidence suggests that eighteen-year-old Katie Fisher, an unmarried Amish woman believed to be the newborn's mother, took the child's life. When Ellie Hathaway, a disillusioned big-city attorney, comes to Paradise, Pennsylvania, to defend Katie, two cultures collide — and, for the first time in her high-profile career, Ellie faces a system of justice very different from her own. Delving deep inside the world of those who live "plain," Ellie must find a way to reach Katie on her terms. And as she unravels a tangled murder case, Ellie also looks deep within — to confront her own fears and desires when a man from her past reenters her life.
Moving seamlessly from psychological drama to courtroom suspense, Plain Truth is a fascinating portrait of Amish life — and a moving exploration of the bonds of love, friendship, and the heart's most complex choices.
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