Unbreakable
Winner of the Telegraph Sports Book Awards Biography of the Year
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:5th Mar '20
£14.99
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A story that defies belief- National Velvet meets Downton Abbey with a splash of The Leopard.
Discover a story that defies belief: National Velvet meets Downton Abbey with a splash of Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa's The Leopard.
* WINNER OF THE 2020 TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR *
* LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR *
Czechoslovakia, October 1937. Vast crowds have gathered to watch the Grand Pardubice steeplechase, Europe's most blood-curdling sporting test of manhood. With war looming, the race has a brutal political significance. The Nazis have sent the SS's all-conquering paramilitary horsemen to crush - yet again - the 'subhuman Slavs'. But Lata Brandisova, a silver-haired countess on a little golden mare, has other ideas...
'Heart-stopping reading' Clover Stroud, Daily Telegraph
[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 * Sunday Times (Best Books of 2019) *
- Long-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2019 (UK)
ISBN: 9781784708405
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 26mm
Weight: 310g
432 pages