Morning Book Discussion Group “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand

On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood.  Then, on the ocean surface, a face
appeared.  It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard.  So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War. The lieutenant's name was Louis Zamperini.  In boyhood, he'd been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into
houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails.  As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into
running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile.  But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown. Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater.  Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and hum∨ brutality with rebellion.  His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will. In her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in Seabiscuit .  Telling an unforgettable story of a man's journey into
extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.

You already read so why, you might ask, would you want to join a book discussion group? A book discussion group lets you meet and discuss books with other people who like to read. It gives you the opportunity to
examine character development, structure, language, themes, and many more aspects of the books you read. Book discussion makes reading a more enjoyable and intellectually satisfying experience. If you have two free hours you are invited to join us.