Ben

Ben

by Kerry Needham
Ben

Ben

by Kerry Needham

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Overview

‘It’s amazing how some people can light up a room just by stepping into it. Ben was twenty-one months old and full of smiles. He spread happiness simply by being there.’

In 1991 Kerry and her son Ben followed Kerry’s parents to live on the Greek island of Kos. On 24 July, she was at work when her mum Christine arrived crying uncontrollably. Ben had been playing outside, and then disappeared. Someone had taken Ben.

In her heartbreaking memoir, Kerry describes the agony of being initially suspected by the police, which meant the closure of airport and ferry terminals were delayed, the early sightings that raised their hopes and the hoaxes which dashed them completely. And the unbearable pain of knowing her baby boy was alone somewhere without his mum.

Back in the UK, the long years of waiting and hoping have been difficult on the whole family. Kerry has raised her daughter, Leighanna, while following up more than 300 leads.

In 2011 they had a breakthrough when South Yorkshire Police agreed to work with the Greek authorities to reopen the case. The chance that Ben will read about himself and come home becomes more real every day.

All of Kerry's royalties from the sale of this book will go toward the Help Find Ben campaign.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781448148325
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Publication date: 05/09/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 320
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Kerry Needham lives in Sheffield with 19-year-old Leighanna, and runs her own business. The website for the campaign to find Ben is www.helpfindben.co.uk.

Table of Contents

Prologue: It's Ben 1

1 Everyone's Going 3

2 You Can Always Come Back 20

3 There's Another Option 31

4 It's A Boy 39

5 I've Lost Him 58

6 He's Still Out There 81

7 We're On Our Own 99

8 The Father Has Him 114

9 I Want to Tell The World 125

10 The Birds Will Come 139

11 You Have Two Choices 154

12 It Might Be Him 164

13 A Hot Potato 179

14 Why Couldn't You Be My Ben? 185

15 I'm Sorry 198

16 He's Dead 207

17 I Have Ben In My Hands 226

18 I Will Smash You Down 242

19 Who Could Be This? 255

20 Give US Something 266

21 I'm The Last Person They Want To Hear From 277

22 We'll Need His Consent 285

23 I Need To Know 292

Epilogue: A Phone Call Away 305

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