Plain Truth

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Plain Truth is a legal and psychological drama novel by Jodi Picoult that centers on the investigation of a dead newborn in an Amish community and the ensuing courtroom battle.

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instanceOf legal drama novel
novel
psychological drama novel
television film
author Jodi Picoult NERFINISHED
basedOn Plain Truth NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtDepicts rural Amish imagery
featuresCharacter Aaron Fisher NERFINISHED
Ellie Hathaway NERFINISHED
Jacob Fisher NERFINISHED
Katie Fisher NERFINISHED
Sarah Fisher NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 2000
genre crime fiction
drama film
legal drama
psychological drama
hasAdaptation Plain Truth (2004 television film) NERFINISHED
includesElement courtroom trial
criminal investigation
psychological evaluation
language English
mainTheme clash between modern law and religious tradition
faith
family secrets
justice
motherhood
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person narration
plotSummary The novel centers on the investigation of a dead newborn found in an Amish barn and the ensuing courtroom battle over the alleged young Amish mother.
protagonist Ellie Hathaway NERFINISHED
Katie Fisher NERFINISHED
publisher Atria Books NERFINISHED
setting Amish community in Pennsylvania
subjectMatter Amish culture
criminal law
forensic evidence
infanticide investigation
targetAudience adult readers
timePeriodOfSetting contemporary era

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Jodi Picoult notableWork Plain Truth