Even Silence Has an End

My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle

By: Ingrid Betancourt

Narrated by: Margaret Nichols

Ingrid Betancourt tells the story of her captivity in the Colombian jungle, sharing powerful teachings of resilience, resistance, and faith.

Born in Bogotá, raised in France, Ingrid Betancourt at the age of 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. In 2002, while campaigning as a candidate in the Colombian presidential elections, she was abducted by the FARC. Nothing could have prepared her for what came next. She would spend the next six and a half years in the depths of the jungle as their prisoner. This is her deeply personal and moving account of that time. Chained day and night for much of her captivity, she never stopped dreaming of escape and, in fact, succeeded in getting away several times, always to be recaptured. In her most successful effort, she and a fellow captive survived a week away, but were caught when her companion became desperately ill.

The facts of her story are astounding, but it is Betancourt's indomitable spirit that drives this very special account. Attending as intimately to the landscape of her mind as she does to the events of her capture and captivity, Even Silence Has an End is a meditation on the very stuff of life - fear and freedom, hope and what inspires it. Betancourt tracks her metamorphosis, sharing how in the routines she established for herself - listening to her mother and two children broadcast to her over the radio, daily prayer - she was able to do the unthinkable: to move through the pain of the moment and find a place of serenity.

Freed in 2008 by the Colombian army, today Betancourt is determined to draw attention to the plight of hostages and victims of terrorism throughout the world, and it is that passion that motivates Even Silence Has an End. The lessons she offers here - in courage, resilience, and humanity - are gifts to treasure.

©2010 Ingrid Betancourt (P)2010 Penguin Audiobooks

Hope where there was none

How does one endure unimaginable circumstances like the ones endured in the jungles of Columbia? I am amazed & inspired. The end is worth the wait.

impressive

never could I have imagined the cruelty experienced by Ingrid Betancourt. it is one thing to hear the news of her being a hostage, and quite another to learn about what it was like ... it is beautifully written

Extremly well written.

Would you consider the audio edition of Even Silence Has an End to be better than the print version?

More convinient since I can listent to it while I work.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Even Silence Has an End?

Everything it is a very well written book. it transports you to the depths of the jungle and makes you a part of the story

Any additional comments?

Love it!!!

awful narrator /great story / hardback

Someone told me about this book and said it was a interesting story and I love long reads. the narrator made this book awful. this story could have been told 100% better. so I would recommend a hard back for this book.

im loving this book

I have only gotten thru half of this book, but I can tell you that it is a very interesting book,very informative.

Her haughtiness probably helped her to survive.

It was well performed. I like to read survival stories.

There are two sides to every story. I’d like to hear what her fellow prisoners have to say.

Must Read

Saw this woman on a TV show and found her story interesting . I never purchase a hard cover edition. I did on this book. Read it and was amazed at this story. Highly Recommended. If you listen to any book this DECADE. Make it this one. A woman held for seven years in the jungles and escapes. Well written and well presented Intelligently compiled and is a good read.

Impressive

It truly immersed you in what happened on a day to day basis with examples that take you to that place. I am glad you got out and that under those terrible conditions you did everything you had to do to survive as a lady.

A Very Inspiring Book

Never Say Never because after listening to this book I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Meh...

I think that this book was very interesting sometimes. The survival violence phenomena that you see even among the prisoners, the details of what it meant to be a prisoner in the amazon and her feelings and thoughts were eye openers.It would make a great movie, because it does have does highlights worth telling. But I feel the book was a little too long and redundant. I don't regret listening to it, but I would not go back to listen again.