Goodbye Dearest Holly - Kevin Wells

...was arrested for murder. GOODBYE DEAREST HOLLY is written by Kevin Wells, father of Holly Wells. It starts on the day that Holly went missing and covers the period from then up until the court case when Ian Huntly was convicted of their murder. Kevin tries to convey his emotions and feelings and he does so in a very matter of fact way. At times he is incredibly frustrated by the police system and the fact that he is left out of the information ...
...family and only mentions the Chapman family in passing, which was at the request of the Chapmans. The book describes what a wonderful little girl Holly was and the hopes and dreams that the family had for the future. Kevin berates himself for working so hard to be able to send Holly to a good school and wishes that he had spent more time with her as a child. The book goes into some detail of the investigation and each step that the family faced. ...

kismet 08.03.2006 · Read full review
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I was a little hesitant to buy and read this book, thinking it was wrong that he was making money from such dreadful events. But now I'm glad I did. I was truly moved by so many sections of this book, reading with tears in my eyes. Detailed accounts from the moment the girls were realised missing to the trial and beyond, including things that were kept quiet by the media - such as the families use of a medium and the accuracy of those readings in ...
...book finished in two evenings and was left feeling emotionally drained, as if I had been through the awful events of August 2002 and the trail process myself. I also came away with an urge to know more, and spent the next few weeks reading all the newspaper articles I could find online from the time. Such a powerful book, that I found myself often drifting into memories of exactly where I was and what I was doing each time a new piece of information ...

liz1102 16.05.2006 · Read full review
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This is a truly remarkable book. I bought it shortly after it's release (against the wishes of my wife, who was of the opinion that the subject-matter/author mix was a bit wierd). Having been married for 22 years, for the first time she saw me cry whilst reading a book. She changed her mind and read it straight after me (it took both of us two days - you just can't put the thing down!) The book is simply about love. Not the cheesy Hollywood love ...
...in my opinion you can only find for your children. What is truly unbelievable about Kevin Wells is that the book resonates with this love far more than it does with the hatred he must feel towards Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr. Quite an achievement and a wonderful tribute to Holly in it's own right. Unlike other reviewers of this book I would totally recommend it to anyone. To not do so would be to lend weight to the completely false argument that ...

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Goodbye dearest Holly is the story of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. The book itself is written by Hollys father Kevin. The book takes you from the days that the two girls went missing in their hometown of Soham in cambridgeshire,, the search for the girls, the search for their killer and then the trial of Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr. This is a truly outstanding read, i can honestly say it is one of the best books i have ever read and it will remain ...

polo_princess 16.02.2008 · Read full review
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...was information in there that was personal to the Wells and chapman familes that were never known publicly. A sad but good read... RIP Holly & Jessica xxx Goodbye Dearest Holly can be found in most bookshops, priced around £6.99 Keep your children safe ... Caroline xxx ...

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What a shame this was a true story! Written very well, I cried and cried. Very good book written by Holly's father. Very informative from the minute the girls go missing up to the court case and rebuilding their lives afterwards. ...

Singleatlast 14.01.2008
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I read this book several years ago and still am moved by the open and honest way in which it was written. I think this comes through in the writing and I think as Holly's dad this just came naturally but to convey this so beautifully in a book is such a fitting tribute. It does make you wonder how someones pathetic behavior impacts on a family, community and throughout the UK/further afield. I'm with Jonathan Livingstone Seagull x ...

Xlaire 20.05.2008
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on buying this book, i felt guilty. this was the saddest story for a long time and here i was about to delve into the depths of it. i'm glad i bout it. more than anything it made me more aware oft he fact that we live in a completely different world to the one we thought we did. Kevin Wells' depiction of events was unbelievable. what a harrowing time he must have gone through, but to be able to put it into words for the world to read shows great courage from a man that loved his daughter dearly and always will. ...

kimbug 29.05.2008
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At first I was unsure whether this book was for me, I was unsure whether or not I really wanted to know what happened to the parents of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in the awful summer of 2002. Once reading the book I found it extremely difficult to put down and after learning the shocking truths I really felt for the parents of the two 10 year old girls. I couldn't believe some of the shocking things that the parents had to put up with during ...
...a parent who never give heup hope of finding his daughter and then never gave up on making sure that justice was served for her and r friend. The book really touches the heart and really makes you feel what Kevin and Nicola Wells did. Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman will always be remembed by the nation and this is an amazing tribute. ...

katie02310 08.11.2006 · Read full review
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iT IS A VERY WELL WRITTEN AND THOUGHT OUT BOOK BY A DEVESTED FATHER ON THE TRAGIC LOSS OF HIS BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER ...

reademall 05.04.2008
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