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THE constant gnawing pain of a lost child is something so destructive
that one can only stand in awe of parents who find ways to survive a
situation seemingly without end, waiting for some glimmer of hope.
They
are always under a cloud of self-recrimination and intrusive thoughts of
what might have been and what could be, if only...
Writing a book is a chance to take some control where often there seems
nothing but helplessness.
It
is a chance for
Mrs McCann to say everything that she wants to say about the
abduction and, most importantly, everything she wants to say to her
daughter. By living their emotional roller coaster in the public eye in
the hope that it might help bring
Madeleine home, the McCanns have
exposed themselves to a public scrutiny which has not always been kind.
Now Mrs McCann has bravely stepped back into the arena hoping to touch
the hearts of the
kidnappers or perhaps even bring Maddie some comfort. And, of
course, would that that could happen.
Kidnappers, particularly those who take children, do not march to the
same tune as normal, decent people. They do not care that parents are
distraught and that families are broken.
They
do not care if they cause an innocent child immense fear and distress.
If they did they wouldn't do it. It's as simple as that.
What
might happen though is that someone on the periphery, maybe someone
related to whoever took Maddie or with some connection to the kidnapper
or their location, will read the book and as a result decide to come
forward.
For
while someone who is prepared to kidnap, in particular those who would
take a child, will not care about the devastation they cause, it is
entirely possible that someone on the periphery may be troubled enough
finally to come forward.
There will be someone out there who knows something, even if the knowing
is just an uneasy feeling or a sense something is not quite right.
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