by Ingrid Betancourt · Ecco · tapa dura · ISBN 9780060008901
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«Until Death Do Us Part: My Struggle to Reclaim Colombia» is the autobiography of Ingrid Betancourt, published by Ecco in hardcover (240 pages, in English).
Ingrid Betancourt recounts her childhood in Paris and her return to Colombia, where drug cartels and political corruption marked the country's life. Having become a senator and presidential candidate, she tells of her passage from a comfortable life to a high-risk public career, in a testimony about the deterioration of Colombian democracy and her decision not to abandon the fight.
The first English edition appeared in 2001; the translation is by Steven Rendall and the French original is titled «La Rage au cœur».
For readers interested in political memoirs, recent Colombian history, and testimonies about corruption and drug trafficking.
Íngrid Betancourt Pulecio is a Colombian-French politician, former senator, and anti-corruption activist. She gained international prominence after being kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 2002 while campaigning for the Colombian presidency as a Green candidate. She was rescued in 2008 during Operation Jaque, a military operation conducted by Colombian security forces.
