Interview: Ingrid Betancourt on Colombia-FARC Peace

Since being held captive for six years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), former senator and presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt has come to believe the nation’s best path forward is through peace negotiations between the rebel group and the government.

So it is appropriate that themes of reconciliation, dialogue and forgiveness run throughout her debut novel, “The Blue Line,” published in January by Penguin Press. Set during Argentina’s Dirty War, the book is ...

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