Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir, by Amanda Knox
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In March 2015, the Supreme Court of Italy exonerated Amanda Knox, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Waiting To Be Heard. In an afterward to this newly issued paperback edition, Amanda updates readers on her life since 2011, introduces the individuals who helped her persevere as her case continued through the Italian courts, and shares her plans for helping others who have also been wrongfully convicted.
In November 2007, 20 year-old Amanda Knox had only been studying in Perugia, Italy, for a few weeks when her friend and roommate, British student Meredith Kercher, was murdered. The investigation made headlines around the world, and Amanda's arrest placed her at the center of a media firestorm. After an extremely controversial trial, she was convicted of murder in 2009. She spent four years in an Italian prison until a new court, which appointed independent experts to review the prosecution’s DNA evidence, affirmatively found her innocent in 2011. She returned home to Seattle, Washington.
But just when Amanda thought her legal nightmare had ended, it began all over again. In March 2013, Italy’s highest court annulled the acquittal and sent the case to the lower courts for further proceedings. Even though no new evidence was introduced against her, Amanda was found guilty and sentenced to 28½ years in prison in January, 2014. This decision was overturned by the Italian Supreme Court, which exonerated her of the murder charge.
In Waiting to Be Heard, Amanda speaks about what it was like to find herself imprisoned in a foreign country for a crime she did not commit, and how much she relied on the unwavering support of her family and friends, many of whom made extraordinary sacrifices on her behalf. Waiting to Be Heard is an unflinching, heartfelt coming-of-age narrative like no other—now with a new afterword, in which Amanda describes the heart-stopping final twists in her fight for freedom, and her hopes for the future.
Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir, by Amanda Knox - Amazon Sales Rank: #96071 in Books
- Published on: 2015-06-09
- Released on: 2015-06-09
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x .81" w x 5.31" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 496 pages
Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir, by Amanda Knox From Publishers Weekly Amanda Knox, an American college student who was charged with the brutal murder of her roommate while studying in Italy, recounts her four years of imprisonment and the dizzying series of legal roadblocks to her eventual release in 2011. As the narrator of this audio edition, Knox sounds authentic, sincere, and vulnerable. In early portions of the narrative related to the crime scene and arrest, her emotions are muted, conveying the same deer-in-the-headlights reaction for which she was skewered in media coverage at the time. Yet, while recounting her experiences in prison after being convicted, when she grasped the gravity of the situation, Knox conveys her sense of desperation during a process in which the cards seemed hopelessly stacked against her. Her conversations with a sympathetic prison chaplain and with her deeply loyal family and close friends are especially moving. In her recitation of legal details, Knox falls into occasional lapses in pronunciation, but given the weight of the personal aspects of her performance, these flaws prove minor and don't detract from the listening experience. A Harper hardcover. (Apr.)
From Booklist Much has already been written about Amanda Knox: sensational international tabloid stories dubbing her “Foxy Knoxy”; numerous books examining the trial wherein Knox stood accused of murdering Meredith Kercher, her English roommate, while she was studying abroad in Perugia, Italy; a sympathetic tell-all written by her ex-boyfriend, another among the accused; and even a Lifetime movie. But amid the clamoring din, Knox pieced together her defense, not only against the murder accusation and 2009 conviction but also her condemnation in the court of public opinion. Drawing from journals, letters, court testimony, and other written records, Knox recounts how the trip abroad she thought would help her grow up became a kind of nightmare coming-of-age in which she was violently stripped of her naiveté and forced to confront her misplaced trust in Perugian officials. She also addresses actions she regrets, including the false accusation she leveled against her former boss. In clear, concise language, Knox offers the definitive story of her trial thus far. However, the saga continues. As of March 2013, her 2011 acquittal had been overturned by Italy’s highest criminal court. Required reading for those who can’t get enough of this headline-grabbing saga. --Courtney Jones
Review “Meditative.... Evocative.... [Knox has] an ability to convey her emotions with considerable visceral power.” (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times)“[T]he section on her prison years rivets. It’s painful to see the smart, beautiful, incredibly naive exchange student of the first few pages turn hard and brittle as she navigates the labyrinthine Italian prison system.” (Entertainment Weekly)“A raw and dramatic account of her lost years.” (People)
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419 of 493 people found the following review helpful. Thought-provoking By Allison Wonderland Amanda Knox's memoirs of her time in Italy are simply written and an important read for anyone interested in the case. From tv interviews shown recently and other evidence given throughout the trial, anyone can see that Amanda is an unusually positive person. Her perspective on what happened, both during and after, is quite different from the average person's - ESPECIALLY the average European person's. After reading this clearly written, chronologically organized book, I have a better idea why she became such a controversial piece of the Meredith Kercher murder puzzle.People are debating both sides of this case like fools, pretending that every "fact" they read online, either in some poorly written article or some ridiculous online forum, is the key to solving the murder case. The most comprehensive list of evidence against Amanda's innocence is made almost entirely of weird suspicions (why did she call her mother at 4 am Seattle time? well, because she was scared. I did the same thing in college when I came home to find my door open. I called my dad, then the police.) or questionable physical evidence gathered by a team of largely discredited professionals. None of it adds up perfectly for either side.Amanda's book reads almost like a direct response to all these nutty allegations, however, many of her answers seem pretty lame at first. Did she do a cartwheel? No, she did the splits to prove how flexible she was to an officer. Did she go lingerie shopping with her boyfriend in between questioning? No, just bought a pair of clean undies - red with a cartoon cow... Her answers often make the reader ask, is anyone really this naïve and silly? I can tell you: YES.I studied abroad in Europe for a year two years prior to Amanda's effort to do so. I went with seventeen other girls from my university, and let me tell you that we are a special breed; you have to be very independent and even a tiny bit obnoxious to make it a whole year (my friend said it best upon meeting us all, "You're all a little...um...loud."). The other international students in our dorm often marveled at and teased us about how we always smiled and seemed happy, regardless of what was going on. They also thought it was cute (annoying?) that no matter where someone was going (grocery store, class, doctor's appointment, etc.), we would smile and say, "Have fun!" It was obvious that we Americans were quite culturally different from our European friends. We were also more childlike and called our parents far more often than the other students. There is an excellent chance that any of us would have been caught behaving like Amanda during questioning and the trial (hugging her boyfriend, calling our parents, getting tired and confused, singing in the hallway to relax ourselves, stretching, and, of course SMILING bravely through the difficult times).I was really interested to read about Amanda and Meredith's relationship from Amanda's perspective. They seemed like typical, friendly roommates. It's always the bathroom and the kitchen that roomies get in tiffs over, as was partially the case here. As for Meredith's friends saying she thought Amanda was a little annoying and rude, well, Brits often do think that about Americans. So what? If I had a nickel for all the times I've complained about a roommate or embarrassed myself in front of a Brit, my student loans would be a thing of the past. They seemed to like each other well enough according to the other roommates and Meredith's friends. But, who really knows how any two people really feel about each other? Speculating never does much good.Amanda's book reminds me of how young and stupid we all were when we studied abroad. We really believed that the whole rest of the earth was just like the United States, with different food. But, it isn't. Had Amanda been older and more culturally aware, she might have known to behave less conspicuously and the case might have taken a different course. Regardless of what you think of the case, this book can help you to understand a little bit more about how Amanda thinks and operates. As I always say in my reviews of memoirs, I don't expect them to be 100% accurate, but I can still learn from them.
351 of 418 people found the following review helpful. After actually reading the book..... By Brooke It seems as though people either really like this book, or really don't like Amanda Knox. After reading the reviews, I came to see that many of the negative comments were about Amanda Knox as a person, rather than commenting on the book itself. It would appear that many reviewers didn't even read the book, they would simply say "don't buy the book" "it's blood money" "she's a criminal". This is a book review forum after all, read the book then review.I though the book was very well written. The author Amanda Knox writes with brutal honesty, clarity, and conviction. The book was well edited and flowed easily throughout.Before reading this book, I was familiar with the case, but had not followed it in depth. I thought Ms. Knox did a good job of detailing the events that unfolded over the four years that she spent in Italy. The book kept my attention and was overall a very good read.
104 of 130 people found the following review helpful. Or a frightening look at the Italian Justice System. By Jennifer B. The Amanda Knox/Meredith Kercher case seemed to be made for the tabloids. It had it all. Casual sex. Rampant lies. Satanic worship. A corrupt prosecution. A murdered innocent. An American with an angelic face and a demonic soul. But as is the case with most tabloid headlines, very little of that was actually true.Before I read this book all I knew about Amanda Knox came from sensationalized headlines, sometimes from respected publications. It was hard to tell the difference between what was real and what was gruesome entertainment. If you went by what the media would have us believe, you'd think Amanda Knox was a cold-hearted sociopath who happily bathed in a literal bloodbath and did gymnastics in the moments after her roommate's death.Not so.This book sheds the truth on what happened in the hours, days, months, and years after poor Ms. Kercher was killed. Amanda is not afraid to share all the heartbreaking details; indeed. she appears eager to share her side of the story. And what a story it is. Amanda's tale is both heartbreaking and chilling, especially when she reveals how a corrupt Italian prosecutor, obsessed with the idea of satanic cults and sex games gone wrong, sought to imprison her for a crime she did not commit. We learn how this prosecutor (Giuliano Mignini) was already facing his own trial for misconduct and never should have been assigned to her case to begin with. We learn how the Italian prison officials told her that she had AIDS. This was a lie, maliciously told so officials could obtain a list of her sexual partners. What a cruel and traumatizing thing to do to a student who was barely more than a child!Amanda takes us through the list of so-called evidence against her and systematically demolishes it, piece by falsified piece, proving that the Italian police never had a case against her at all. We learn that the "bloody" pictures of Amanda's bathroom were taken after luminol was applied: what Amanda saw (a few tiny drops of blood that could easily have come from a pierced ear or a menstrual accident) and what we saw (a bloodbath straight out of Psycho) were completely different. We learn that she did a few stretches to relieve her tired muscles after hours in the police station and only did a demonstrative split after a police lieutenant asked her to show off her flexability. We learn that the cops misinterpreted a text message she sent to her boss, Patrick Lumumba, that said "See you later. Have a good evening." As Americans we know this is a friendly way of saying goodbye. In Italy, they took it literally... using this as evidence that she planned to meet up with Lumumba later that evening to kill Meredith. Ridiculous, right? And speaking of Lumumba ...she admits to accusing him, but she explains why she she made the false accusation and shares the circumstances of how it came about. False confessions and accusations are not unusual in police interrogations, especially when the victim is exhausted, hungry, confused and without a lawyer, as Knox was during her interrogations. She is not without remorse for her actions, but it's clear she tried to recant that accusation immediately, something that the Italian police tried their best to ignore. They are absolutely deserving of blame here and Knox is not too intimidated to assign their share.This is only the tip of the iceberg. The book goes into great detail and by the last page, no questions are left unanswered. All of the so-called evidence turns out to be nothing but smoke and mirrors. Is it any wonder then, that as of the publication date of this review, that the so-called smoking gun - indeed, the knife which was said to contain Amanda's DNA on the handle and Meredith's on the tip - has been proven to contain none of the victim's DNA at all? This piece of evidence was used to convict two people and yet the DNA results turned out to be falsified?!Outrageous.But this book is not just about evidence. It is about Knox's experience in Italy, first as a student, then a defendant in a murder trial and finally, as a convicted murderer living out a life sentence. She details her four years in prison, vividly describing her living conditions and the people she was forced to live with. It is a sad but colorful account, lit with brief moments of hope amongst crushing bouts of despair. We watch Knox evolve from a naive, young American to a jaded and depressed woman, whose only solace is the frequent visits from family and the knowledge that the truth must somehow set her free. We read about her friendship with the prison clergyman who over time comes to believe in her innocence and who, while not able to reach Knox on a religious level, is still able to offer her faith in her future.At its heart, this is a story about a young girl whose youth and idealism is cruelly snatched from her not just by same monster who ended her roommate's life, but by the Italian justice system who she tried to assist. Fortunately, Amanda lived to tell the tale. If she hadn't met Sollecito, she might've been at home when Rudy Guede broke into their flat and raped and murdered Meredith. Perhaps Amanda would've been his second victim. Perhaps not. We have no real way of knowing. But either way, Guede cruelly interrupted the lives of two innocent women that night. "Waiting to be Heard" is honest, heartbreaking and utterly chilling. This is true crime at it's best.
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