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For Laci: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Justice

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I have read every single book written about the Laci Peterson case and this is the best book written by far. Aside from the obvious (the heart filled story of a mother's tragic loss) this book also gives:
1) So much insight into who Laci Peterson was.
2) New information about the case that no other books, articles,
court tv or any transcripts gave.
3) Private journal entries that Laci wrote up to her death.
4) Intimate recorded conversations that Sharon had with Scott
that have not ever been released anywhere else, but here.
5) Sharon addresses other books written about Laci
6) She also discusses her reaction to psychics and how the EVP
played a role (this was very interesting)

You must read this book, you won't be able to put it down. Very well written and makes you understand Laci and her family in a more personal way..............

Sharon, Laci would be proud of you, as we all are. God Bless you.

I'm only a little way through this book so far, but from what I've read already, it seems like a heartbreaking account of the hell that Laci's mother has gone through over the last couple of years. She recounts different conversations with various people and talks about her emotions through all of the disappearance and then when they found Laci's remains. I think though that she is very sincere and honest and is more interested in getting out to the public all her thoughts and emotions rather than making a quick buck. She seems too nice to want to do that as a result from the death of her beloved daughter. I think I'm going to need many boxes of kleenex's before I make it to the end. From what I've read so far, I highly recommend this to anyone with a heart.

If you've had any interest in the Scott Peterson case, this is the book you want to read. (My second favorite is Catherine Criers book). First, to put to rest the naysayers who cry "how could she sell out her daughter for MONEY!", all proceeds of this book are donated to an organization that searches for missing people. Now, as for the story, when you put down this book, every question you ever had will be answered (except for the one's that CAN'T be answered by anybody, except Scott of course). There's so much NEW information, mind boggling accounts of all the Petersons behavior (it's real easy to understand how Scott became what he did), although this is clearly not Sharon's intent. She write about the love of her life, Laci. It is everything rolled up into one book - the facts, the emotions, the aftermath. It is from the heart and written with the same dignity that Sharon displayed throughout her nightmarish ordeal. I couldn't put it down, read it right through the New Years celebration at midnight. Worth every penny.

This book reaveals the "real" Laci behind the media stories. Sharon gives a beautiful rendering of her daughter without making her a saint and putting her up on a pedestal....but at the same time clearly showing what a truly special, wonderful, person Laci was. The photos are just beautiful. Oh, Laci as a child - I could just cry right now.

Not for one moment did I get the feeling that Sharon was "spinning" the story to hammer-home or elaborate Scott's guilt. Not for one moment did I believe that Sharon & family got caught up in emotions and became accusatory of Scott in emotion. No, the books shows how this tragedy was revealed to the family in agonizing slowness....only after Scott repeatedly and consistently showed odd and outrageous behavior and innumerable lies did Sharon's faith in Scott begin to crumble.

Sharon proves in this well-written book to be the classy lady she has come across as in the media. She doesn't hold her self up as above anything...but admits and shows us even the ugliness she felt and said. For anyone to cry about how Sharon wrote this book for money is infuriating. First of all, she is giving proceeds to missing person fund(s). Secondly, even if she wasn't ....so what??? Sharon deserves any comfort, consolance, etc. that comes her way..whether it's monetary or anything else. She has been through hell and as you'll read she may not get all the way back.

What a wonderful tribute for a mother to give her daughter. The Rocha family is as classy as they come. Sharon tells Laci's story with love, pain, grief, and truth. It is also Sharon's story and the suffering she has had to endure at the hands of the murderer and his family.
This book is well written and holds your attention with every word.

A mother's gut instints are never wrong when it comes to their child. This book shows this and that the power of love between anyone should never be underestimated. Great book.

I read this book in less than 24 hours. I could not put it down and have not stopped thinking of Laci and her family since then. This is a must read! I followed Laci's case from the first day she appeared as a missing person on the TODAY show, when she was first a "blurb" on Ann Curry's morning news desk. From there, I watched the horror grow with the rest of the world and always admired Sharon and Ron for their strength and dignity in honoring Laci. I am sure that she would be proud of her mother, but what a nightmare for Sharon to have to tell this story in the first place. Shame on the Peterson family, especially Lee and Jackie, for their callousness at losing Laci. It seems that Scott came by his demeanor quite naturally.

Laci and Conner deserved the best and they got it from Sharon in this wonderful memoir.

This is definitly the one Laci book that everyone should read. You can tell that it comes straight from Sharon's heart & you just know that she is telling the truth. I was absolutely pulled into the book & felt like I was witnessing, first hand, the tragic events as they unfolded. She related her reluctance to believe that Scott was involved & then finally, the shocking realization that he had actually killed Laci. She also gave good insight into the Peterson family dynamics & as another reviewer said, it's not hard to see how Scott turned out as he did. I only hope that by writing this book, Sharon benefited therapeutically, because she did bare her soul.

Of all the "Peterson" case hype, this book envelops the reader into the intimate world of a familys terrible loss. Sharon Rocha showed the reader the personal side of this twisted tragedy. Much of her book covered events that were not disclosed by either the media or press, while inviting the reader to learn about her daughter and the enormous loss of losing a child and grandchild. My hat is off to Sharon Rocha for a powerful book, full of love, truth, and an intimate portrait of her daughter. A tremendous read. I recommend it to anyone who has followed this case. Laci would have been so proud of her Mom.

I couldn't put the book down. All questions were answered, even questions I didn't know I had. It made me feel as if I were an insider watching the events unfold. Sharon did an execellent job! She didn't make it sound like they had the perfect life or that they were perfect people. She was very candid about things. Her love for Laci and Connor is evident through out the book. For anyone who is interested in this case, it is a must read!