Loving Natalee
First edition hardcover
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| Author |
Beth Holloway Sunny Tillman (contributor) |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English, Dutch |
| Subject | Autobiography |
| Publisher |
HarperOne (English) Schuyt & Co. (Dutch) |
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Publication date
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October 2, 2007 (hardcover, e-book) March 2008 (Dutch paperback) April 28, 2009 (English paperback) |
| Pages | 256 |
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| OCLC | 154702068 |
| 363.2336 22 | |
| LC Class | HV6762.A75 H66 2007 |
Loving Natalee: A Mother's Testament of Hope and Faith is an autobiography written by Beth Holloway about her missing daughter Natalee Holloway, with portions contributed by Sunny Tillman. It was first published in October 2007 by HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins, and has also been marketed under its alternate subtitle The True Story of the Aruba Kidnapping and Its Aftermath.
Holloway said that she vowed to share her story shortly following her daughter's disappearance, in the hope that other families would not suffer what she had to go through. After five months of unsuccessfully searching on Aruba, her attorney John Q. Kelly took over the case and she spent the next two years traveling to various high schools and colleges to present messages about personal safety. When she thought about reaching more travelers with her story, Holloway said that her efforts evolved into writing a book.
The book retells events leading up to the night Natalee Holloway disappeared during a high school graduation trip to Aruba in 2005, and the ensuing investigation in the aftermath. It then focuses on the obstacles faced by the Holloway-Twitty family in their search for Natalee's whereabouts. Holloway recounts her anger at what she felt was a lack of cooperation from local authorities such as the Aruba Police Force, including the failure to obtain a warrant to search the home of suspect Joran van der Sloot.
The first hardcover edition and e-book were published on October 2, 2007. A paperback edition was published on April 28, 2009 under the alternate title Loving Natalee: The True Story of the Aruba Kidnapping and Its Aftermath and includes additional material. The hardcover and paperback versions both contain 256 pages. A Dutch language version, titled Lieve Natalee: het ware verhaal over Natalee Holloway, was released in March 2008 by Schuyt & Co.
Excerpts from the book were previewed in Good Housekeeping magazine. It was later promoted during an interview with Holloway on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Soon after its initial release in October 2007, the book was on The New York Times best seller list.
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