Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle

Ingrid Betancourt

Sep 2010 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

"Betancourt's riveting account...is an unforgettable epic of moral courage and human endurance." -Los Angeles Times

In the midst of her campaign for the Colombian presidency in 2002, Ingrid Betancourt traveled into a military-controlled region, where she was abducted by the FARC, a brutal terrorist guerrilla organization in conflict with the government. She would spend the next six and a half years captive in the depths of the Colombian jungle. Even Silence Has an End is her deeply moving and personal account of that time. The facts of her story are astounding, but it is Betancourt's indomitable spirit that drives this very special narrative-an intensely intelligent, thoughtful, and compassionate reflection on what it really means to be human.

Ratings and reviews

This is a well written book. It was very difficult for me to stop reading it, so I finished it in about 10 days. The situations described were so frightening that I woke up every morning thinking about them. Most of the scenes described in the book were my topic of conversation day after day while I was reading the book. In fact, I felt that I was getting depressed thinking about her captivity. On the other hand, I saw how Ingrid became a better person; how at the end of this terrible experience she was able to appreciate the comfortable life she used to live in, and how important was to be more humble and tolerant. I definitely recommend the book specially if you were able to follow the news while this was happening, for me this was a very interesting exercise. I compared what I thought it was happening according to the news, and what it was really happening. The only I can hope after reading her story is that FARC releases the other hostages that are still captive. My prayers go for them.

An incredible story

About the author

Ingrid Betancourt was born on December 25, 1961, in Bogotá, Colombia. As a politican and presidential candidate, she was celebrated for her determination to combat widespread corruption in Colombia. She now lives in New York City and Paris, France.