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Violence
Barely any
The death of a newborn is at the center; no depicted violence
Language
Barely any
Clean language throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
An unmarried pregnancy and its consequences are the plot's engine; no explicit content
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological weight of a rigid community's response to an impossible situation; the clash of secular and religious worldviews
What this book is about
When a newborn is found dead in an Amish barn and teenager Katie Fisher is accused of its murder, defense attorney Ellie Hathaway—a city lawyer who ends up living with the Amish family—must navigate a culture entirely foreign to her while building a case. Jodi Picoult's Amish legal drama explores religious community, repression, and the gap between two ways of life.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Infanticide as the central crime
Amish community pressures and repression
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