Waiting to Be Heard

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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 the afterward of this newly issued paperback edition, Amanda updates readers on her life since 2011, introduces those who supported her during her lengthy legal battle, and shares her plans to assist others wrongfully convicted. In November 2007, 20-year-old Amanda, studying in Perugia, Italy, became embroiled in a media frenzy following the murder of her friend and roommate, Meredith Kercher. After a controversial trial, Amanda was convicted of murder in 2009 and spent four years in an Italian prison. In 2011, a new court, reviewing the prosecution’s DNA evidence, found her innocent, allowing her to return to Seattle. However, her legal troubles resurfaced in March 2013 when Italy’s highest court annulled her acquittal, leading to a retrial where she was again found guilty and sentenced to 28½ years in prison in January 2014. This decision was ultimately overturned by the Italian Supreme Court. In Waiting to Be Heard, Amanda recounts her harrowing experience of being imprisoned in a foreign country for a crime she did not commit, emphasizing the vital support from her family and friends. The memoir is a heartfelt coming-of-age narrative, now featuring a new afterword detailing the final twists in her fight for freedom and her aspirations for the future.