My Sister Milly, Gemma Dowler
My Sister Milly, Gemma Dowler
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My Sister Milly

Author: Gemma Dowler

Narrator: Ruby Thomas

Unabridged: 22 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 08/03/2017


Synopsis

Penguin presents the audiobook of My Sister Milly by Gemma Dowler, read by Ruby Thomas.

This is Gemma Dowler's powerful account, as seen on The One Show and This Morning . . .

'My name is Gemma Dowler. On 21 March 2002, a serial killer named Levi Bellfield stole my sister and sent our family to Hell . . .'

Everyone thinks they know the story of Milly Dowler.

Haunting headlines about the missing schoolgirl splashed across front pages. The family's worst fears realised when her body was found months later. The years of waiting for the truth, only to learn that the killer, known to the police, lived just yards from where Milly had vanished. The parents subjected to horrific psychological torture at a trial orchestrated by the murderer. And the shocking revelation of what journalists would do for a story - criminal acts that brought down a national newspaper.

But these bare facts hide the true story.

In My Sister Milly, Gemma Dowler shares the heartbreaking account of Milly's disappearance, the suspicions that fell on the family, the fatal errors made by the police, and the media's obsession that focused relentlessly on every personal, intimate and emotional aspect of the Dowlers' lives. It is the story of two stolen childhoods - Milly's and Gemma's - and about the love that kept the family together as they struggled with terrible darkness and injustice.

However, this book is a story of hope and recovery.

It's taken fifteen years of pain for the family to find their voice. The family has worked hard and has received intensive therapy to recover from the trauma of Milly's murder. Their story shows that whatever suffering you endure in life, there is always hope, and there is always love.

Now, for the first time, Gemma tells their story and that of the real Milly. Above all, in this book the family want to bring back to life their incredible daughter and sister. Now, finally, the truth about Milly Dowler can never be denied.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jo Blair on July 09, 2017

Heartbreaking Genuinely heart breaking and moved me to tears on more than one occasion. Such a brave family especially Gemma - thank you for sharing your story and RIP Molly xx......more

Goodreads review by Sami on October 31, 2017

Despite this being over 500 pages, I read it in a day. It was just that compelling. Anyone who remembers this case will find this book fascinating. It brings you in with the story of before, brilliantly evoked so you feel that you know something of Milly and the family she was a part of, making it ev......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on January 22, 2025

I can't even begin to imagine how awful it would be to lose a child. To lose one to murder would be the absolute worst. Gemma Dowler's very honest account of her sister, Milly Dowler's ordeal is amongst the best books I've ever read/ listened to. Expertly narrated by Ruby Thomas, this isn't a true c......more

Goodreads review by Mary on June 13, 2023

I found this book hard to get through for a couple of reasons. I feel like it could have been written with all the information in about half the pages. There was a lot of repeated points which were unnecessary. I understand it was an horrific crime which shook the whole of the UK and the world but t......more

Goodreads review by Asim on April 18, 2019

[Trigger alert: this post may be difficult for some to read] Yaa Rabb…this is such a painful book to read. The story of Amanda ‘Milly’ Dowler, the thirteen-year-old raped and murdered by Levi Bellfield told by her sister Gemma Dowler. Some might wonder why it took the family so long to write this bo......more


Quotes

This is Gemma Dowler's powerful account, as seen on The One Show and This Morning . . .

'My name is Gemma Dowler. On 21 March 2002, a serial killer named Levi Bellfield stole my sister and sent our family to Hell . . .'

Everyone thinks they know the story of Milly Dowler.
From the publisher's description

Compelling, an amazing book BBC Radio 2

The most honest and unsettling account BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour

Powerful Daily Express

Tragic . . . poignant . . . full of emotional memories The Mirror

[Gemma] opens up . . . the books serves as 'fighting spirit' Newcastle Journal

Inspired . . . the book to allows her voice to be heard OK! Magazine

Gemma Dowler has finally revealed how deep they sank in My Sister Milly . . . her family's story is told in their own words Daily Record

Gemma's book paints happy memories of her sister, a quirky teen who loved music, dancing and playing the saxophone Reveal