Free

My Search for Meaning

De: Amanda Knox

Narrado por: Amanda Knox

Amanda Knox reflects on her world-famous confinement in an Italian prison—and her return to an "ordinary" life—to reveal hard-won truths about purpose and fulfillment that will resonate with anyone who has ever felt trapped in their own circumstances.

Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn’t commit—and became a notorious tabloid story in the process. Though she was exonerated, it’s taken more than a decade for her to reclaim her identity and truly feel free.

Free recounts how Knox survived incarceration, the mistakes she made and misadventures she had reintegrating into society, and culminates in the as-yet-untold story of her return to Italy and the extraordinary relationship she went on to build with the man who sent her to prison. It is the moving saga of how she wrests back her own life from the grip of her story's notoriety and returns to the quiet matters of a normal life—seeking a life partner, finding a job, or even just going out in public.

In harrowing (and sometimes hilarious) detail, Amanda reveals her personal growth and hard-fought wisdom, recasting her public reckoning as a private reflection on the search for meaning and purpose that will speak to everyone who has persevered through hardship.

©2025 Amanda Knox (P)2025 Hachette Audio

Amanda‘s insights

I love Amanda‘s writing and her descriptions metaphors. She is a very courageous and kind person.

Would absolutely recommend

You must read this book. You absolutely must. Having read Knox's first memoir, I pre-ordered it on Audible the moment it hit my radar. Usually I'm like audio, physical, digital - you do you. But I'd highly recommend listening to this author share her journey and experiences due to the emotion that comes through.

On occasion she does border on preachy and I was surprised at how unfiltered she is with her thoughts and feelings, but this book was like the best therapy session ever. I wept a few times on this journey with the author. It’s such an inspiring story about finding the beauty in tragedy and creating the life you want despite the hand you are dealt.

I'll absolutely be listening to this book again and may even buy a physical copy so I can highlight my favorite parts.

wrongfully incarcerated

it is quite a compelling story, very clear and detailed. exposes the flaws in law enforcement globally.

Impressive writing!

This book was a very compelling read! Amanda Knox is an extremely talented writer, more so than I could have ever imagined. She eloquently details, her life after freedom and her struggles to find the true meaning of freedom. She parts of small doses of wisdom that I find I can apply to my own life, even though I have never suffered the level of trauma that she did. I cannot recommend this book enough! It is definitely one of my favorites, and I am sure that I will read this again and again.

Inspiring vulnerability

A beautiful, raw story. Thank you, Amanda, for existing, surviving, and being a voice for victims of injustice everywhere. Also, who’s got any shit to ever say to you? God damn. You’re a tough lady.

Powerful, Relevant, and Worth Your Time Reading

Beautifully written and narrated. This story is deeply disturbing and heartbreaking yet meaningful and necessary.

Wow!

This book is for anyone that has experienced trauma in their lives. Of course the story is intriguing but this book is beyond that story. Amanda is an amazing writer but she is also deep, wise, perceptive and KIND. She put words and explanations to feelings and experiences that, I imagine, many people have but would be unable to articulate. I feel like I understand my own trauma better because of this book and for that I am grateful.

Outstanding. Courageous. Thoughtful.

This book is so well written. So honest. Amanda Knox has come out of a horrible traumatic experience, starting with murder of her roommate and then wrongfully convicted to being a strong, empathic and grounded woman.
The story is heartbreaking and inspiring at the same time. I’m so glad to have the clarity of her story because the press did an injustice to her. Brava, Amanda, Brava!!!!

Wonderful clarification of her life

Inspirational story of forgiveness and acceptance of another persons inability to admit their own culpability in their actions against you, but still be able to give yourself the gift of forgiving them!

Amanda Knox falsely and horribly imprisoned for murder

My ancestors and relatives are from Perugia. I love Perugia. I, too, studied briefly at the Università per stranieri. I hate the horrific injustice that was done to Amanda!! I pray that the Italian prosecutor can someday recognize his wrongdoing and offer Amanda a sincere apology.
I don’t know what language besides Italian has a stronger word for shame : VERGONA. If you say that word loudly, not ever knowing what it means, you can sense how wicked that word sounds.
I’m sorry that Amanda doesn’t have strong Christian faith. I don’t know how I’d have gotten through her ordeal without my faith.
A portion of her story is too intimate for my liking. I understand that her freedom causes her to freely communicate every aspect of her life and experience.
I’m so happy that Amanda’s life has been redeemed. That she’s came from a loving family that was 100% behind her. She’s now in a happy marriage with wonderful husband and children and now has such great purpose through the Innocence project.
Why, if Amanda and Rafaelle were tried 2x for the same crime hasn’t Rudy Guede been charged again, been found guilty and been imprisoned for life without parole.
Meredith is the most tragic victim in this true horror story. My heart goes out to her family. I hope her family can realize that Rudy is the true subhuman monster here. I pray Meredith’s family can reconcile with Amanda.