Plain Truth – Jodi Picoult

A newborn is found dead in a barn. Amish girl, Katie, denies the murder and her pregnancy, despite having obviously just given birth. She is bailed on condition that her attorney, Ellie Hathaway, lives with Katie and her family until the trial.
Ellie is forced to live the Amish way, without telephones, electricity or cars. Katie is forced to face the fact that American justice does not forgive in the Amish way.
Picoult’s depth of research makes this book compulsive on two levels – as a courtroom drama and a fascinating ‘through the keyhole’ look at the Amish way of life.