Description
| Product ID: | 9781844086139 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Even Silence Has An End |
| Subtitle: | My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle |
| Authors: | Author: Ingrid Betancourt |
| Page Count: | 608 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: historical, political and military, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Central / national / federal government policies, Political oppression and persecution, Central government policies, Political oppression & persecution, Colombia, c 2000 to c 2010 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating * Ingrid Betancourt's astonishing, powerful and deeply moving account of her six-year ordeal in the Colombian jungle as a hostage of the terrorist organisation FARC 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2011-06-02 |