Tanja Nijmeijer

At just 24 years old, Tanja Nijmeijer left the Netherlands to join the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a decision that stunned the world. Ever since, her story has been written and rewritten by others—journalists, critics, and pundits eager to pass judgment but uninterested in the complexities that shaped her choices. In this powerful and unflinching memoir, Nijmeijer tells...