Best-selling author Laura Hillenbrand, who wrote the book Seabiscuit, chose the rooftop deck at the Hay-Adams for her wedding to Borden Flanagan, a professor at American University. Still confined to her home, she began a writing career in sports journalism and, drawing from her love of horses, she wrote the 2001 best-selling nonfiction book Seabiscuit about the … In the late 1980s, Hillenbrand felt well enough to move to Chicago with her future husband. If he got drunk enough, he could drown the war for a time. In one final attempt to help her husband, Cynthia convinces Louie to attend one of Graham’s preaching sessions. Laura Hillenbrand, author of 'Seabiscuit,' discusses her Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and how the book affected her life. Laura Hillenbrand, in her Washington home, says she copes with her chronic fatigue illness by detaching herself completely from aspirations. At first he drank just beer; then he dipped into hard liquor. Invitations to clubs kept coming, and now it seemed harmless to accept the free drinks that were always offered.

Laura Hillenbrand is a bestselling American author. In the absence of her husband and son, she had sold the family house in Terre Haute and moved to Princeton to be closer to her daughter, Martha, and future daughter-in-law, Cecy, with whom she had become dear friends. Laura Hillenbrand is the antithesis of the popular concept of a world-famous, bestselling author. The couple said their vows in front of 60 friends and relatives, underneath an archway decorated with roses. Her newest book, “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption,” is a riveting tale of the life of an athlete and war hero, Louis Zamperini. slower : 1: faster : ... leaving Cynthia sitting through dinner with a tipsy husband. Beliefnet This interview first appeared on Beliefnet on May 21, 2001. Laura Hillenbrand. Laura Hillenbrand tells World War II hero Louis Zamperini’s story in “Unbroken.” The film adaptation of her best-selling book about survival, resilience and redemption opens December 2014. Laura Hillenbrand, the best-selling author of“Seabiscuit: An American Legend,” is known for her exuberant storytelling and dynamic characters. Laura Hillenbrand » Unbroken; Home ... 1943, Phil’s mother, Kelsey, was in Princeton, Indiana. Some local celebrities want an intimate wedding.