Amanda Knox had read Harry Potter years earlier when she was home in the United States, lost in the magic of its world. But while she was confined to an Italian prison cell, the book became a lifeline.
More than a decade after being released from prison, Knox has revealed in her new memoir Free: My Search for Meaning how finding the familiar book written in Italian gave her purpose and helped her grasp a language to ensure she survived her nearly four-year imprisonment for murder.
