When English lad David announces he is getting married to an Australian, his hapless mates give a whole new meaning to the phrase 'for better or worse'! The chaos-filled wedding day tests their new marriage, challenges David's relationships with his three best men, and risks turning what should be the best day of their lives into the worst.  A Few Best Men is a hilarious culture clash between his friends and her family - because blood is thicker than water, and so are David's mates!

This is a huge book both literally (at 594 pages) and emotionally in its message regarding humanity, as throughout her story she constantly defines (both negative and positive) what it means to be human.  From the very first page this book is totally engaging and emotionally challenging. It begins with the trauma, despair and hopelessness of Bettencourt failing in one of her numerous attempts to escape her imprisonment as a hostage of the FARC (a brutal terrorist guerrilla organisation).

The beauty of the Colombian jungle is juxtaposed against the physical hardships of living in a very dangerous and consequently (and more often than not) an extremely physically painful environment.    With the Colombian Army sending out search and rescue teams the guerrillas were constantly moving camps and forcibly marching the often starving hostages through the jungle.