Loving
Natalie
By Beth Holloway
HarperOne
Retail price $24.95
Amazon: $16.47
Book description:
This is the story no one should have to tell, about the
nightmare no one wants to live, told by the parent no one wants to
be.
In May of 2005, Beth Holloway received the worst phone call a
parent can imagine. Her beautiful daughter, Natalee, had disappeared
without a trace in Aruba during her high school senior class trip.
Two years later, for the first time, Beth Holloway steps forward in
this astonishingly candid and inspirational memoir to tell of her
harrowing ordeal and her never-ending belief in the power of faith
that gave her hope against all odds.
Natalee's senior class picture was splashed across the front
pages of the country's newspapers and on television. Desperate for a
clue as to her daughter's whereabouts, Beth and an army of faithful
volunteers searched tirelessly for the missing eighteen-year-old. In
their pursuit of Natalee, they encountered many roadblocks. As the
horror stretched out, Beth stood on her foundation of faith, which
at times was all she had to give her strength against a barrage of
unbearable questions with no answers.
Natalee's disappearance remains unsolved and her location unknown
to this day. Beth's search continues.
About the Author
Beth Holloway is the mother of Natalee Holloway, who vanished on
the last night of her senior class trip on May 30, 2005. To this day
Beth continues to search for the truth of what happened. She grew up
in Arkansas, then lived and worked in Tennessee, Mississippi, and
finally Alabama where she now lives with her son, Matt. Today Beth
addresses schools, churches, law enforcement groups, and other
organizations on personal and travel safety.
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Book
Bargains Review
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My heart broke as I read this book. The horror that Beth
Holloway must have felt at the news of her daughter's disappearance
is overwhelming. While I'd like to stick my head in the sand
and believe that this could never happen to my family, this book
made me realize that it could happen to anyone.
However, instead of letting her brokenness over her daughter destroy
her life, Holloway used her tragedy as a call for action has been
spearheading a campaign to strengthen travel safety.
This book is a tribute to mother's love and the faith that helped
her through her pain.
I was glad I read it. If you've followed the story of of
the Holloways at all, you will be glad to read it too.
~Reviewed by Jenilee Hagen
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