![]() It was not an attempt to cover something, she truly did not remember being pregnant and could not cope with losing her virginity, even though it was consenual. I really liked that Katie so firmly believed that she was being unfairly abused and was innocent. Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book. She is defended by a high-powered Philadelphia lawyer, who. They were friends, but her motherly instincts were stronger than her religious beliefs and that seemed to be very authentic. Alibris, the Alibris logo, and are registered trademarks of Alibris, Inc. Plain Truth is the poignant story of a young Amish girl, who is accused of murdering her infant son. I thought it was very telling that even with the Amish beliefs against seeking justice or revenge, the mother of an infant did not want Katie near her baby. Katie and her mother attend, which means that Ellie must as well. Best scene in story:Įarly on, there is a sewing group of women in the Amish community. The Amish lifestyle, word usage, patterns, beliefs, etc. She is being sued for killing her baby but she cant testify and claim it was a stillborn birth because she refuses to admit that she had a child. Ran away and left it to die scared of what people would think, how she would be treated, what her family might do. I briefly considered a rape scenario, that might be sufficient for the dissociative episodes and was shocked to find that the mother not only left the material there for her daughter to find, but also removed him and hid him after the birth. Plain truth Katie is 18, Amish, unmarried and gave birth to a baby in a barn. I loved the fact that I truly had no idea what the final pages would include. ![]()
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