There really is no excuse. Can't Disgusting POS parents. Can't believe the number of morons supporting these parents. They may not have sold their kid, or drugged her, or been directly responsible for her disappearance, but they left their toddlers alone; And just the response itself - they refused to cooperate, sued detectives who actually wanted to get to the bottom of this case their ties to Clement Freud, for one, which have been swept under the rug by the MSM coverage of these cases , and seem like absolute narcissists, overall.
The fact that they aren't being prosecuted just shows how privileged these people are, just by virtue of being doctors - if they had been normal, working or middle class people, they would have both been prosecuted and charged.
And then these asses proceed to capitalize on the disappearance of their child. What better way to show what kind of people they are? I hope the universe comes back to bite them. Feb 10, Leah rated it liked it.
After reading some websites regarding the sniffer dog results and the car, I did wonder if perhaps the McCann's were involved in their daughter's disappearance. I find Kate's recount of the events seem truthful. In all honesty I find the way all the families left their children unattended in their units unconscionable, to increase the risk by leaving the door unlocked boggles the mind. The half-hourly checks were not even satisfactory for discovering a child distressed by being left alone in my o After reading some websites regarding the sniffer dog results and the car, I did wonder if perhaps the McCann's were involved in their daughter's disappearance.
The half-hourly checks were not even satisfactory for discovering a child distressed by being left alone in my opinion. If nothing else I take away from this book that the safety precautions I take for my kids are not being paranoid and should continue to just be part of life I take for granted like carseats and seat belts.
That said, this is an error that should have been able to be made without consequence I wish the McCanns the best in their efforts to find out what happened to Madeleine. It would be such a joyful miracle if Madeleine was found alive and reunited with her family. Jan 03, Sarah rated it really liked it. I have always been very interested in the Madeleine McCann case and followed events in detail over the last 4 years so, not surprisingly, when reading this I didn't learn a lot of new information.
What was interesting though, was seeing things from Kate's view but I found the excuses she makes for leaving the children alone each night, even after they had been upset and cried the previous night, pathetic and upsetting. Kate is clearly distraught and angry and the book, although very interesting I have always been very interested in the Madeleine McCann case and followed events in detail over the last 4 years so, not surprisingly, when reading this I didn't learn a lot of new information.
Kate is clearly distraught and angry and the book, although very interesting and detailed forms harrowing reading, but it does show the great lengths they went to to "leave no stone unturned" even if, very sadly, it does all seem to me too much, too late - a true case of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. The sheer exhausting job of sifting through legal processes and evidence that the McCanns now find themselves having to do is thought provoking and admirable.
I truly h i thoroughly enjoyed this book. I truly hope that the McCanns finally get to the bottom of their beloved childs disappearance and find some peace one way or another. Jun 13, Rheanna added it. I don't even know how to rate this book, honestly. Mar 21, Melissa Delport added it. I can't give this book a rating because it's purpose isn't to entertain but to educate.
It was very factual, and as mentioned, I didn't connect with Kate McCann, but perhaps that wasn't her intention. This book breathed new energy into the search for Madeleine, when it had all but stalled, so in that respect it was a good move.
May 13, Caroline rated it really liked it. Couldn't put it down - and I warmed to Kate as a person far more than I have done through the media. Well worth a read, if only from the point of view of admiring the strength of the human spirit. Sep 07, Susan B rated it really liked it Shelves: biography , true-crime. When the McCann family of five left England with friends for a holiday in the Algarves, little did they dream that only four of them would be returning.
Just shy of her fourth birthday, their daughter Madeleine would be snatched from her bed by a stranger. This book is their story. While the subject matter is difficult, the story is important to read. For one thing, it accomplishes its objective, which is to keep Madeleine's name, face, and the event of her abduction, in the public memory, with t When the McCann family of five left England with friends for a holiday in the Algarves, little did they dream that only four of them would be returning.
For one thing, it accomplishes its objective, which is to keep Madeleine's name, face, and the event of her abduction, in the public memory, with the hope that someone, somewhere, sometime, will see her, recognize her, and aid in returning her to her family. No matter what you've read or heard about the case before, here you get the whole story, no private thing hidden, in great detail. And it will astonish you, make you angry, grieve you, and cause you to pray not only for Madeleine and her family, but for all stolen and missing children and their families.
It will also make you hold your own children a little closer and think about how you can let them experience life while providing for their safety to the best of your ability. Please read this. Then take action - for the sake of the world's most precious resource - its children. Kate McCann's very personal account of those torturous years. A testament to the human spirit in the face of unbelievable adversity.
After reading this book, I gave more credibility to the notion that my case may well have affected theirs, and not just the other way around, such is the detail in the time-line. I thought the account of their negative treatment by the police and the media was balanced given the utter frustration at the impact it was having on their search prospects.
Most people wo Kate McCann's very personal account of those torturous years. Most people would probably have expected several pages worth of expletives, but as the book supports the ongoing search, they rose above that to maximise its worth for that goal. I have followed the story intensely in the media since it tragically burst onto the world stage in But it was quite absorbing to get the McCanns' perspective even though I knew the general story.
They really should receive everyone's unreserved support. They are human beings after all, suffered every parents worst nightmare and are still missing their daughter.
Feb 13, Lucy Dyson rated it did not like it. I found this very difficult to read and only read it really to base facts and create my own opinion of what happened. I found Kate Mcann very selfish and even on the front of the book couldn't be bothered to write Madaline with a capital letter at the front. They talked about leaving the children a lot, which to me why would you have children take them on holiday and leave them.
This book met my expectations because I didn't expect anything more than to dislike it. Oct 20, Caroline Barker rated it liked it. Whilst this subject has undergone some very controversial opinions, after reading this book I have my own.
The book in general highlighted, perhaps in slightly more detail, areas that have largely been covered by the press. Therefore, I have only given it a rating of three, however due to the pain that Kate McCann in particular must have gone through to bring herself to write it and knowingly facing more criticism maybe I should give it more.
Before reading this book I, like many, questioned wh Whilst this subject has undergone some very controversial opinions, after reading this book I have my own. And I can still understand why this is such an important question. I am a mother myself, and even though the situation may have been similar to that of sitting in your garden at home with the children in bed I could not leave them without even a baby monitor to hear them with.
But I do not think that the McCann's need anyone to point this out to them, I'm sure they have filled themselves full of guilt and have had to realise the stupidity of their actions that will remain with them for a lifetime.
However, they still have a valid point in the fact that someone has abducted their little girl and they cannot be blamed for the sickness that this individual has.
I do feel for them in the sense that the authorities did not investigate thoroughly from the very beginning and unfortunately this dramatically reduced the chances of finding Madeleine. After reading reviews on this book, I have noticed that many still cannot bring themselves to read the whole book as they blame the McCann's for leaving their children, and almost feel no compassion, but anger.
But again these feelings are not helping Madeleine. We all can make mistakes, and when you're on holiday in particular it's easy to feel relaxed and laidback. I'm not making excuses for them but I am trying to reason and understand both viewpoints! It was an upsetting read and the book made me blame them for leaving their children, made me wonder if they were trying to clear their name, make money etc.
But in the end, unless you've experienced what they have gone through, who knows how you'd react. I do feel that Kate felt she needed to do this for many reasons. Ultimately, for spreading the word of Madeleine and hoping for more witnesses etc to come forward, to aid funding for the Madeleine Fund which also helps other Missing and Abducted Children but maybe also too, to let out her own feelings.
It is a good read and if you can skip past the feeling of blaming the McCann's the remainder of the book does go into detail on how the investigation let Madeleine down from the beginning and the inhumane articles that the press and certain individuals have had printed about the case!! View 1 comment. Jan 09, Gerry rated it liked it. Without doubt this must be one of the most harrowing books that I have read; I cannot imagine what it must be like to have a child snatched from under your nose, never to be returned.
And for Kate McCann to write the story must have taken a lot of mental strength; some would perhaps say that it was cathartic and that may be the case but even if it did provide psychological relief through the open expression of her strong emotions it cannot possibly take away the pain and suffering and the feelin Without doubt this must be one of the most harrowing books that I have read; I cannot imagine what it must be like to have a child snatched from under your nose, never to be returned.
And for Kate McCann to write the story must have taken a lot of mental strength; some would perhaps say that it was cathartic and that may be the case but even if it did provide psychological relief through the open expression of her strong emotions it cannot possibly take away the pain and suffering and the feeling of utter sadness. Poor Madeleine was abducted from the holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, while her parents were at a nearby Tapas bar dining.
Like many other readers of the book or followers of the case the ethics of this situation could be questionable. But I accept that everyone sees things differently and Kate and Gerry McCann felt that, with regular visits to the unlocked, ground floor accommodation to see if the children were alright, there was no problem Sadly, how wrong could they be?
The other unfortunate thing about the situation is that the penultimate visit to check on Madeleine and her siblings was done by another member of the party and on that visit Madeleine's bedroom door was more ajar than the McCanns had left it.
The checker did not know this so assumed everything was okay on hearing steady breathing from within but if Kate or her husband Gerry had made the check they may have been alerted to something. One will never know. Then the investigation that followed was made more awkward by the language difficulty and on more than one occasion the McCanns' had to question the translator s , which did not lead to good relations for a while. The police, too, did not seem as helpful as perhaps they could have been and then, later on when they questioned the McCanns as suspects, or arguidos as they were called, the situation became very tense.
If there is any good in the story, family and friends proved a godsend and helped immensely, not only by being there but by providing support and various services when needed. But, sadly, it all proved to be in vain for ultimately the McCanns had to return to England and get on with their lives as best they could. How they manage I must confess I know not. Madeleine is still missing, the tremendous hurt will still be there and as Kate says, the couple will have to live with the decisions they made on that holiday for the rest of their lives.
It is a very sad tale which, in the circumstances, is clearly and heart-wrenchingly told. Dec 20, Dave Taylor rated it did not like it. This was a difficult read, in that it is harrowing to read the pages that describe the 'kidnapping' and aftermath. This book has been available for some time and I wanted to read it to see if it would change my mind about the McCanns as parents and as people.
I have been doubtful of the McCanns version of events from the outset, throughout recent history most not all crimes of this nature are committed by someone close to the family or by a family member.
There are a lot of anomalies in this 't This was a difficult read, in that it is harrowing to read the pages that describe the 'kidnapping' and aftermath. There are a lot of anomalies in this 'true' account of the events leading up to this strange disappearance and although it is a very heartbreaking story without doubt, these anomalies make it hard to know what is the truth.
Kate McCann in particular always struck me as someone that was very clever and found it easy to manipulate her audience, be it the police, the media or the public, telling us what we wanted to hear. The loss of a child through death or kidnap has to be the most traumatic experience any parent can go through, yet here was a woman in the throws of one of these nightmare scenarios and she showed very little outward sign of pain or anguish.
I came away with no more facts than I already knew of the case other than a back story of the McCanns before they had children, and some unnecessary private life information that has no bearing on the case at all.
I do have a lot more sympathy for Madeleine now and I can't help but feel pity for the McCanns because of her disappearance, but this book has not swayed my original doubts about them. If I could give this review zero stars I would. I found this book utterly painstaking to read and haven't finished it, nor do I intend to. And I never leave a book unfinished. I have never been a fan of Kate McCann, although equally I've never hated her.
I tend to lean towards the indifferent if I'm completely honest. That said, I chose to read this book out of a combination of morbid human interest and wanting to form my own opinion of Kate without just relying on the press. The book itself start If I could give this review zero stars I would. The book itself starts out quite well. It doesn't dive straight into the deep end ridiculously quickly. It sets the scene far better than any newspaper has in the four years since Madeleine went missing.
That's about it though. After this point however I found it got more and more painstaking and hard work to read, for a couple of reasons.
One is that some of it really is quite disturbing to read. Another is that Kate goes into embarrassing detail about her and Gerry's sex life or indeed lack of at a couple of points and finally, it just made me cringe at times. I absolutely do not want to take away from the fact that what has happened is truly awful but I feel that Kate did absolutely nothing to endear herself to the reader. Other people out there will disagree but for me, the only reason that this wasn't a waste of money is because the proceeds of the book go to helping to find Madeleine.
Kate is a very down to earth and very intelligent woman. Even before reading it, I have always felt sympathetic to her ordeal. I felt very connected to her throughout the book, and I am frankly sorry for what she is enduring.
She is a great mother and her bond with her husband is so beautiful. She writes very well, I think she should try to write other unrelated books as well. But I am sure that the majority of people do see the bigger picture and would never wish such a tragedy to fall upon any family, regardless of what honest mistake they may have committed.
If there is anything I learned from this book, is to be very aware of how criminal investigations are conducted in some countries. Not that in my country it would be any less messy, but It is still quite scary. Sep 08, Kell Woods added it. I'm not sure why I'm reading this I'm not a true crime reader at all usually.
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My reason for writing it is simple: to give an account of the truth Writing this memoir has entailed recording some very personal, intimate and emotional aspects of our lives. Sharing these with strangers does not come easily to me, but if I hadn't done so I would not have felt the book gave as full a picture as it is possible for me to give.
As with every action we have taken over the last four years, it ultimately boils down to whether what we are doing could help us to find Madeleine. When the answer to that question is yes, or even possibly, our family can cope with anything What follows is an intensely personal account, and I make no apology for that Nothing is more important to us than finding our little girl.
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