UNBROKEN

UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand

I read Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand a few years ago, and it was a book that touched me deeply.

Unbroken is the amazing story of Louie Zamperini. Without giving away too many details of the story, Louie ends up becoming a Japanese POW during WWII. I truly had very little knowledge of the Japanese involvement in WWII other than Pearl Harbor before reading this book. It was horrific. Louie ends up being rescued at the end of the war, but then begins his journey of dealing with PTSD once he returns home. Just when we think that Louie will remain a broken, angry man for the rest of his life we see the faithfulness of the Lord revealed and how He meets us just where we're at. Beautiful!!

HEADS UP- As shown in the picture below there is an adult version and a young adult version. There are a lot of disturbing parts in the book since it is a POW story, and the young adult version steps it down a level, but it is still intense. There is a sprinkle of language.

Alongside Activity- I cannot vouch for the film, but Angelina Jolie directed and produced the movie version of Unbroken.