Unbreakable

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

A truly great story

Peter Sharkey, The Post

Astonishing, inspiring, sad… I found it utterly compelling

Rose Paterson, Chairwoman, Aintree Racecource

Fascinating

Stephanie Cross, Daily Mail

The Czech nation will surely feel that he has done [Lata Brandisova] justice.

Robin Oakley, Literary Review