Even silence has an end : my six years of captivity in the Colombian jungle /
Ingrid Betancourt.
- New York : Penguin Press, 2010.
- 528 pages ; 25 cm.
Escaping the cage Farewell The abduction "El Mocho" Cesar Sonia's camp The death of my father Falling into the abyss Taming the hornets The strains of communal life Proof of life The little wooden house Ferney Learning to weave Melanie's seventeenth birthday Resentment and remission The raid The cage Friends who come and go Voices form the outside A visit from Joaquín Gómez Second proof of life The fortune-teller An unexpected encounter Giovanni's camp In the hands of the shadow Sombra's serenade The barbed wire The satellite antenna Inside the prison The arrival of the Americans The big row Roll call Human misery Lucho's illness A sad Christmas The bickering The chicken run Back in the prison Radio roundup Gloria's children The petty things of Hell The dictionary My friend Lucho The child The strike Birthdays The big departure Hepatitis Guillermo's frisk Unexpected support The hammock Selling hope The group of ten The endless march The chains The honeymoon At the gates of Hell Descent into Hell The devil Now or never The escape Freedom The choice The end of the dream Punishment The retreat The eggs Monster Lucho's heart Pinchao's escape The death of Pinchao The friend Marc The ban The letters The separation Stroking death Third proof of life Lucho's release The disagreement The Sacred Heart The trick The end of silence
Ingrid Betancourt tells the story of her captivity in the Colombian jungle, sharing teachings of resilience, resistance, and faith. Born in Bogotá, raised in France, Betancourt at age 32 gave up a life of comfort and safety to return to Colombia to become a political leader in a country that was being slowly destroyed by terrorism, violence, fear, and hopelessness. In 2002, while a candidate in the Colombian presidential elections, she was abducted by the FARC. She spent the next six and a half years in the depths of the jungle as their prisoner. Chained day and night for much of her captivity, she succeeded in getting away several times, always to be recaptured. The facts of her story are astounding, but it is Betancourt's indomitable spirit that drives this very special account, bringing life, nuance, and profundity to the narrative.--From publisher description.
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