Unbreakable

[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

[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

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 inspiring tale of an indomitable spirit

Nick Pitt, Sunday Times (Best Books of 2019)

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

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