Edition |
Large print edition. |
Description |
913 pages (large type) ; 22 cm. |
Series |
Thorndike large print biography |
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Thorndike large print biography series.
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Note |
Originally published: New York : Penguin Press, c2010. |
Contents |
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 horse -- Ferney -- Learning to weave -- Melanie's seventeenth birthday -- Resentment and remission -- The raid -- The cage -- Friends who come and go -- Voices from 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 |
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Radio roundup -- Gloria's children -- The pretty 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 -- My 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. |
Summary |
Ingrid Betancourt tells the story of her captivity in the Colombian jungle, sharing powerful teachings of resilience, resistance, and faith. Born in Bogota, raised in France, Ingrid Betancourt gave up a life of comfort and safety to return to Colombia, a country that was being destroyed by terrorism, violence, fear and hopelessness. In 2002, while campaigning as a candidate in the Colombian presidential election, she was abducted by the FARC, a brutal terrorist guerilla organization. This is her deeply personal and moving account of her six-and-a-half year captivity. (Bestseller) |
Language |
Translated from the French. |
Note |
GMD: large print. |
Subject |
Betancourt, Ingrid, 1961- -- Captivity, 2002-2008.
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Betancourt, Ingrid, 1961- -- Kidnapping, 2002.
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Hostages -- Colombia -- Biography.
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Kidnapping victims -- Colombia -- Biography.
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Political kidnapping -- Colombia.
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Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia.
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Women presidential candidates -- Colombia -- Biography.
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Women legislators -- Colombia -- Biography.
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Colombia -- Biography.
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Colombia -- Politics and government -- 1974-
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Large type books.
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Added Title |
Même le silence a une fin. English
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ISBN |
9781410433503 lg. print hardback |
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1410433501 lg. print hardback |
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