April
A mother and father's heart-breaking story of the daughter they loved and lost
1st Edition
Published on 9. April 2015
304 pages
978-1-4711-3978-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is the heartbreaking story of the abduction and murder of five-year-old April Jones, which sparked the biggest police search in UK history.
The nation was shocked by her disappearance from the tiny Welsh village of Machynllech in October 2012. Her body was never fully recovered but paedophile Mark Bridger was convicted of her murder and abduction following a month-long trial in May 2013. In this gripping and harrowing book, April's heartbroken parents Coral and Paul, speak at length about their beloved daughter and the search for her, their ordeal as they faced Bridger in court every day during the trial, and their ongoing fight against the vile child pornography he viewed in the days leading up to April's abduction.
They remember with enduring love the daughter who fought so bravely to survive premature birth and mild disability, and who was enchanted by all the things a little girl finds magical. Paul Jones kept a diary throughout the ordeal, the contents of which are revealed for the first time in this searingly honest account of unimaginable emotional pain. Alongside books such as Madeleine by Kate McCann and Goodbye Dearest Holly by Kevin Wells, Our April stands as a poignant reminder of what it means to lose the thing you most love.
The nation was shocked by her disappearance from the tiny Welsh village of Machynllech in October 2012. Her body was never fully recovered but paedophile Mark Bridger was convicted of her murder and abduction following a month-long trial in May 2013. In this gripping and harrowing book, April's heartbroken parents Coral and Paul, speak at length about their beloved daughter and the search for her, their ordeal as they faced Bridger in court every day during the trial, and their ongoing fight against the vile child pornography he viewed in the days leading up to April's abduction.
They remember with enduring love the daughter who fought so bravely to survive premature birth and mild disability, and who was enchanted by all the things a little girl finds magical. Paul Jones kept a diary throughout the ordeal, the contents of which are revealed for the first time in this searingly honest account of unimaginable emotional pain. Alongside books such as Madeleine by Kate McCann and Goodbye Dearest Holly by Kevin Wells, Our April stands as a poignant reminder of what it means to lose the thing you most love.
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Paul and Coral Jones
Our April
A mother and father's heart-breaking story of the daughter they loved and lost
Book
03/2016
Simon & Schuster Ltd
€29.89
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Persons
Paul and Coral Jones are April's parents. They live in the village of Machynlleth, Wales, with their children Harley and Jazmin.
Content
- Intro
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Contents
- Prologue
- 1 A Fighter From the Start
- 2 An Idyllic Childhood
- 3 1 October 2012
- 4 The Search
- 5 The Evidence
- 6 Limbo
- 7 Facing the Monster
- 8 Preparing for the Trial
- 9 The Trial
- 10 The Verdict
- 11 The Aftermath
- 12 Downing Street
- 13 The House of Horrors
- 14 April's Final Journey
- 15 One Year On
- 16 Neverending Battles
- Acknowledgements
- Missing People
- April Jones Trust
- List of Illustrations
