Unbroken

From the 1936 Olympics to WWII Japan's most brutal POW camps, Hillenbrand's heart-wrenching new book is thousands of miles and a world away from the racing circuit of her bestselling Seabiscuit.

Just to give you a sampling of how much critics adored Hillenbrand's last book, Seabiscuit, here is some of the praise from that:

"Captivating . . . a flawless trip, with the detail of good history, the blistering pace of Biscuit himself, and the charm of grand legend."
-The New York Times Book Review

"Wonderful . . . astounding . . . almost unbearably suspenseful . . . Ideally, you wouldn't just find Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit: An American Legend in bookstores. It would be next to Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole or Lee Wiley CDs as well-anywhere you'd go to look for love songs."
-Salon

"It is hugely refreshing when [a book] as fine as this one comes along. The research is meticulous, the writing elegant and concise, so that every page transports you back to the period. . . . This is a remarkable tale well told."
-The Economist

"Engrossing . . . terrific . . . Hillenbrand not only ties . . . divergent personalities into a fast-moving narrative but also shows an extraordinary talent for describing a horse race so vividly that the reader feels like the rider."
-Sports Illustrated

"A first-rate piece of storytelling . . . an absorbing book that stands as the model of sportswriting at its best."
-Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"A galloping success . . . a fascinating portrait of an era and a wildly exciting, truth-is-stranger-than-fiction yarn . . . so vividly rendered, it's hard to believe Seabiscuit was written by anyone who didn't live through the events it describes."
-Time Out New York

"Rousing . . . brilliant and convincing . . . Hillenbrand doesn't just tell the story; she re-creates it. . . . Seabiscuit belongs in the winner's circle."
-Austin-American Statesman