PLAIN TRUTH

By Jodi Picoult

Synopsis

Lancaster County is shocked to the core when a dead infant is found in an Amish barn. The police soon suspect that Katie Fisher, an 18 year old Amish girl, had given birth and taken the baby's life. When city attorney, Ellie Hathaway comes to Pennsylvania to defend Katie, two cultures collide and Ellie experiences a very different justice system.

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Narrator	Nancy Clegg
Length	19hrs
Catalogue No.	6833
Publisher	Hodder Headline Ltd

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