- Published: 5 March 2020
- ISBN: 9781784708405
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 432
- RRP: $32.99
Unbreakable
The Woman Who Defied the Nazis in the World’s Most Dangerous Horse Race
- Published: 5 March 2020
- ISBN: 9781784708405
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 432
- RRP: $32.99
Askwith… writes beautifully… One of the most remarkable racing stories I have ever had the pleasure of reading
Thoroughbred Owner & Breeder
[This] thoroughly researched, deeply moving account does justice to a remarkable life
John Cobb, Racing Post
[An] extraordinary story… Askwith’s compelling book, as much about 20th-century history and women’s equality as it is about racing, is a fitting tribute to a truly remarkable and courageous woman
Camilla Swift, Mail on Sunday
[An] astonishing story… beautifully pieced together by journalist Richard Askwith… Unbreakable is…much more than simply the story of a horse race. It is also a compelling insight into the fading days of the Habsburg empire and the rise of the women’s liberation movement between the two wars… exceptional…[and] heart-stopping reading which left me in tears
Clover Stroud, Daily Telegraph
This is a truly great story which has the reader rooting for a 41-year-old woman of whom most will have never heard
Peter Sharkey, The Post
Lata Brandisová’s story is remarkable… Stirring, vivid stuff
History Revealed
Askwith’s book has all the ingredients of a compulsive page-turner… Lata Brandisova was one of the most famous sporting figures in Czechoslovakia… Largely forgotten…Askwith has hunted down leads to present her story in compelling style
Alexandra Henton, Field
An inspiring tale of an indomitable spirit
Nick Pitt, Sunday Times (Best Books of 2019)
A great story, one worthy of the silver screen
UK Press Syndication, *Books of the Year*
A fabulously written book about a remarkable lady. A must-read for National Hunt enthusiasts
James Fry, International Racing Bureau
Astonishing, inspiring, sad… I found it utterly compelling
Rose Paterson, Chairwoman, Aintree Racecource
Fascinating
Stephanie Cross, Daily Mail
A truly great story
Peter Sharkey, The Post
The Czech nation will surely feel that he has done [Lata Brandisova] justice.
Robin Oakley, Literary Review