· PLAIN TRUTH. by Jodi Picoult ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 9, An uneven reworking of tabloid headlines: a young woman is charged with infanticide, and a hard-boiled attorney agrees to defend her. With one crucial distinction: the defendant is Amish. In the Amish community of Paradise, Pennsylvania, year-old Katie Fisher, unwed, is the chief Author: Kirkus Reviews. Jodi Picoult Book club discussion questions. 9. The Amish base much on the concept of Gelassenheit, or humility, and putting others before yourself. What examples support this? In what places in the book does this not happen, and how does it affect the truth than "plain truth"? Plain Truth (Jodi Picoult, ) is a portrait of Amish life rarely witnessed by those outside the faith, dealing with a teenage pregnancy and the trial that follows the newborn's www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 7 mins.
Plain Truth. Jodi Picoult, Washington Square Press. pp. ISBN Summary. Not one to shy away from the tough issues that makes her novels so compelling, Jodi Picoult's recent bestsellers tackled themes from sexual abuse to stem cell research to intense parent-child relationships. Her eager fans have come to expect. Plain Truth. by. Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · , ratings · 7, reviews. The small town of Paradise, Pennsylvania, is a jewel in Lancaster County - known for its picture-postcard landscapes and bucolic lifestyle. But that peace is shattered by the discovery of a dead infant in the barn of an Amish farmer. Plain Truth: Directed by Paul Shapiro. With Mariska Hargitay, Alison Pill, Jan Niklas, Kate Trotter. An unmarried 18 year-old Amish girl is charged with the murder of her infant child.
Plain Truth 1. What character has the most to learn during the course of this novel? Why? 2. In what ways does immersing herself in Amish culture alter Ellie's perception of the case? Of Katie? 3. Does the American legal system have the right to govern a group that lives separate from American society? 4. Jodi Picoult received an AB in creative writing from Princeton and a master’s degree in education from Harvard. The recipient of the New England Book Award for her entire body of work, she is the author of twenty-seven novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers House Rules, Handle With Care, Change of Heart, and My Sister’s Keeper, for which she received the American Library. In `Plain Truth', Jodi Picoult has woven a very detailed mystery around things I knew little about, namely the Amish community, and the ins and outs of women who murder there own newborn babies. The pace never flags throughout this dramatic tale and the writing is truly beautiful.
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