Unbroken

· HarperCollins UK
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The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie.

THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

In 1943 a bomber crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Against all odds, one young lieutenant survives. Louise Zamperini had already transformed himself from child delinquent to prodigious athlete, running in the Berlin Olympics. Now he must embark on one of the Second World War’s most extraordinary odysseys. Zamperini faces thousands of miles of open ocean on a failing raft. Beyond like only greater trials, in Japan’s prisoner-of-war camps.

Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini’s destiny, whether triumph or tragedy, depends on the strength of his will ...

Now a major motion picture, directed by Angelina Jolie and starring Jack O’ Connell.

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4.7
161 reviews
Krishma Gupta
29 June 2020
This book is incredible! Once you will start reading it you cannot put it down. It is based on a true story of a courageous man named Louis Zamperini who tells about his insurmountable experience during World War II.
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Sandra Sharpe
26 July 2024
Wonderful book with great detail and history.His life story is amazing and a revelation.The author has produced a magnificent work.
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mark doney
13 September 2016
An incredible story so difficult and relentless to read in places and ultimately so inspiring. It's great that historical episodes like this are so brilliantly recorded for future generations.
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About the author

Laura Hillenbrand is the author of the number one bestsellers Unbroken and Seabiscuit, which won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. The film it inspired was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. She served as a consultant on the Universal Pictures feature film based on Unbroken. Hillenbrand’s New Yorker article, ‘A Sudden Illness’, won the 2004 National Magazine Award, and she is a two-time winner of the Eclipse Award. She and actor Gary Sinise co-founded Operation International Children, a charity that provided school supplies to children through American troops. She lives in Washington, D.C.

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