“If I had learned anything in ten days, it was that the Amish way was slow.
Ellie, who had spent most of her life in a hurry, found herself watching in wonder.” “A horse moved along at just twelve miles per hour - slow enough that Ellie was able to count the number of calves grazing in a field, to notice the Queen Anne’s lace rioting along the edge of the road. If I closed my eyes and breathed deeply, magic happened: I was eleven again and here to spend the summer.” But what struck me the most was the smell, a mixture of notes as distinctive as any city perfume: the sweat of horses, honeysuckle the rich tang of overturned earth. “The world was a kaleidoscope of color: kelly green corn, red silos, and above it all, a sky as wide and as blue as a robin’s egg. As a result of a court mandate, she finds herself living with Katie and her family, while she prepares her case and tries to adapt to Amish life on a dairy farm. The Plain people, as they called themselves, clipped along in their buggies in the thick of automobile traffic they stood in line at the grocery store they stood in line in their old-fashioned clothing they smiled shyly from behind their farm stands where we went to buy fresh vegetables.”Įllie finds herself defending Katie, an eighteen year old Amish girl, who is charged with murdering her newborn baby, instead of taking a vacation. “You could not summer in Paradise and not come in contact with the Old Order Amish, who were such an intrinsic part of the Lancaster area.
For me, there was never any question that if I wanted to lick my wounds, I would wind up in Paradise, Pennsylvania.” Grand Cayman, Paris, even a soul-searching hike through the Rockies. “I suppose other women in my position– by this I mean heartbroken, at odds, and recently given a large sum of money–might have chosen a different destination. This story takes place in Amish country and the vivid descriptions of Amish life, the characters, and the clash of cultures drew me in from the beginning of this book.Įllie, a high-powered Philadelphia defense attorney, in a dead-end eight year relationship, finds herself dissatisfied with her life, and leaves town to visit her Aunt Leda: And unlike some of her most recent books, ( Handle With Care in particular), you don’t feel like you were kicked in the gut when you’re finished. This is one of my favorite Jodi Picoult books– I became immersed in the story and teetered back and forth the whole time I was reading, wondering what the outcome would be. I’m joining Jain with my Edible Book Review at Food for Thought, where pages from your book magically mix with the kitchen and your camera.
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