- Published: 7 March 2019
- ISBN: 9781473555525
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 432
Unbreakable
The Woman Who Defied the Nazis in the World’s Most Dangerous Horse Race
- Published: 7 March 2019
- ISBN: 9781473555525
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 432
[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