Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Columbian Jungle Ingrid Betancourt's story - her exemplary courage, spirit and resilience - has captured the world's imagination. As she confronts the horror of what she went through, her story also goes beyond the specifi. She was held captive in the depth
| TITLE | : | Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Columbian Jungle |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.85 (430 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 1844086267 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Hardcover |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 608 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2010-09-01 |
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Ingrid Betancourt's story - her exemplary courage, spirit and resilience - has captured the world's imagination. A politician and presidential candidate celebrated for her determination to combat the corruption and climate of fear endemic in Colombia, in 2002 she was taken hostage by FARC, a terrorist guerrilla organisation. She was held captive in the depths of the jungle for six and a half years, chained day and night for much of that time, constantly on the move and enduring gruelling conditions. She was freed and reunited with her children and relatives in 2008. It is Betancourt's indomitable spirit that drives this important and deeply moving book, telling in her own words the extraordinary drama of her capture and eventual rescue, and describes her fight to survive, mentally and physically. As she confronts the horror of what she went through, her story also goes beyond the specifi
Editorial : About the Author
Ingrid Betancourt lived in France and New Zealand before returning to Colombia to campaign for the presidency, when she was kidnapped.
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