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.[1] It was first published in October 2007 by HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins, and has also been marketed under its alternate subtitleThe True Story of the Aruba Kidnapping and Its Aftermath.[2]
Loving Natalee: A Mother's Testament of Hope and Faith
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.[3]
Summary
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.[4] 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.[5]
Editions
The first hardcover edition and e-book were published on October 2, 2007.[6] 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.[2] A Dutch language version, titled Lieve Natalee: het ware verhaal over Natalee Holloway, was released in March 2008 by Schuyt & Co.[7][8]
Dennis Lythgoe of Deseret News, noting that the book was ghostwritten, remarked that it was "not very well-written", but complimented it as "a compelling glimpse of this mother's electric personality."[5]
In October 2008, the Lifetime Movie Network announced plans to create a television film title based on the book. The senior vice president of original movies, Tanya Lopez, stated in the announcement that the network was "pleased to be working closely with Natalee's mother" and that they intended to tell the story of Holloway's disappearance "sensitively and accurately."[12] Jarett Wieselman of the New York Post questioned whether it was too soon for such a film to be made.[13]
The April 19, 2009 broadcast of Natalee Holloway attracted 3.2 million viewers, garnering the highest television ratings in the network's 11-year history.[14] Although it set ratings records for Lifetime, the movie was not received well by critic Alec Harvey of The Birmingham News. Harvey called the movie "sloppy and uneven, a forgettable look at the tragedy that consumed the nation's attention for months".[15] However, Jake Meaney of PopMatters found the film to be surprisingly "calm and levelheaded", and praised Tracy Pollan's portrayal of Holloway's mother.[16] Joran van der Sloot himself watched the film one evening in 2010, according to his friend John Ludwick, and said that some parts were true while others were not.[17]
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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 1 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 2 Loving Natalee A Mother s Testament of Hope and FaithFirst edition hardcoverAuthorBeth HollowaySunny Tillman contributor CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish DutchSubjectAutobiographyPublisherHarperOne English Schuyt amp Co Dutch Publication dateOctober 2 2007 hardcover e book March 2008 Dutch paperback April 28 2009 English paperback Pages256ISBN978 0 06 145227 7OCLC154702068Dewey Decimal363 2336 22LC ClassHV6762 A75 H66 2007 Contents 1 Background 2 Summary 3 Editions 4 Promotion and reception 5 Film adaptation 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground EditHolloway 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 3 Summary EditThe 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 4 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 5 Editions EditThe first hardcover edition and e book were published on October 2 2007 6 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 2 A Dutch language version titled Lieve Natalee het ware verhaal over Natalee Holloway was released in March 2008 by Schuyt amp Co 7 8 Promotion and reception EditExcerpts from the book were previewed in Good Housekeeping magazine 9 It was later promoted during an interview with Holloway on The Oprah Winfrey Show 10 Soon after its initial release in October 2007 the book was on The New York Times Best Seller list 11 Dennis Lythgoe of Deseret News noting that the book was ghostwritten remarked that it was not very well written but complimented it as a compelling glimpse of this mother s electric personality 5 Film adaptation EditMain article Natalee Holloway film In October 2008 the Lifetime Movie Network announced plans to create a television film title based on the book The senior vice president of original movies Tanya Lopez stated in the announcement that the network was pleased to be working closely with Natalee s mother and that they intended to tell the story of Holloway s disappearance sensitively and accurately 12 Jarett Wieselman of the New York Post questioned whether it was too soon for such a film to be made 13 The April 19 2009 broadcast of Natalee Holloway attracted 3 2 million viewers garnering the highest television ratings in the network s 11 year history 14 Although it set ratings records for Lifetime the movie was not received well by critic Alec Harvey of The Birmingham News Harvey called the movie sloppy and uneven a forgettable look at the tragedy that consumed the nation s attention for months 15 However Jake Meaney of PopMatters found the film to be surprisingly calm and levelheaded and praised Tracy Pollan s portrayal of Holloway s mother 16 Joran van der Sloot himself watched the film one evening in 2010 according to his friend John Ludwick and said that some parts were true while others were not 17 See also EditAruba The Tragic Untold Story of Natalee Holloway and Corruption in Paradise by Dave Holloway De zaak Natalee Holloway by Joran van der Sloot Overboord hoe ik Joran van der Sloot aan het praten kreeg by Patrick van der EemReferences Edit Catalog record Loving Natalee A Mother s Testament of Hope and Faith Library of Congress Retrieved August 20 2010 a b Loving Natalee The True Story of the Aruba Kidnapping and Its Aftermath mass market paperback HarperCollins Retrieved August 20 2010 Rachel Cohen April 2009 The Beth Holloway Interview Lifetime Movie Network Archived from the original on June 11 2010 Retrieved August 24 2010 Loving Natalee by Beth Holloway True Crime Book Reviews June 3 2009 Retrieved August 20 2010 a b Dennis Lythgoe October 7 2007 Natalee heartbreaking story Deseret News Retrieved August 25 2010 Loving Natalee A Mother s Testament of Hope and Faith hardcover HarperCollins Archived from the original on October 21 2012 Retrieved August 20 2010 Sunny Tillman Florida State University Archived from the original on July 17 2011 Retrieved August 20 2010 Lieve Natalee het ware verhaal over Natalee Holloway bol com Retrieved August 27 2010 My Daughter Disappeared Good Housekeeping October 2007 Retrieved August 25 2010 Elizabeth Fry January 16 2008 Exclusive Marion Jones s First Interview Show Recap About com Retrieved August 25 2010 Best sellers Hardcover Nonfiction The New York Times October 21 2007 Retrieved August 20 2010 Lifetime planning Natalee Holloway movie United Press International October 7 2008 Retrieved June 15 2009 Wieselman Jarett July 13 2009 Natalee Holloway Movie Too Soon New York Post Archived from the original on October 1 2010 Retrieved August 20 2010 Kissel Rick April 20 2009 Lifetime Movie scores with Holloway Variety Retrieved June 15 2009 Harvey Alec April 17 2009 Natalee Holloway a disappointing TV movie The Birmingham News Retrieved June 15 2009 Jake Meaney January 22 2010 Review Natalee Holloway PopMatters Retrieved August 20 2010 Nancy Grace June 16 2010 Friend of two time suspected killer Joran van der Sloot breaks silence CNN Archived from the original on June 22 2010 Retrieved August 23 2010 External links EditLoving Natalee A Mother s Testament of Hope and Faith at HarperCollins Loving Natalee A Mother s Testament of Hope and Faith at The Oprah Winfrey Show Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Loving Natalee amp oldid 1064713695, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
