This is a rebroadcast from an interview that originally aired on January 27,2016.
A young couple is caught in the political chaos of Buenos Aires during Argentina's Dirty War in Ingrid Betancourt's recent novel The Blue Line. Betancourt, a Colombian politician and activist who was held hostage for six years by the FARC in the Colombian jungle, and incorporates her own experiences into the book. Listen: In 2010, Ingrid Betancourttalked with Leonard about being held hostage by a terrorist guerrilla organization.
Source: wnyc.org