Laura Hillenbrand

Meanings

1. 1proper nounproper

   An American author of narrative nonfiction who wrote Seabiscuit: An American Legend and Unbroken, both bestselling books turned into films.

   Grammar: Capitalized as a personal name; refer to her as Hillenbrand after the first mention.

   Patterns

   • a book by Laura Hillenbrand
   • Hillenbrand writes about something

   Laura Hillenbrand wrote Seabiscuit, the story of a racehorse who became a national hero.

   Many readers know Laura Hillenbrand for Unbroken, the biography of Louis Zamperini.

   Our book club is reading a novel-like history by Laura Hillenbrand.

2. 2proper nounproperapproving

   A writer admired for long, deeply researched stories that read like novels, even though she has often worked from home because of illness.

   Grammar: Used as a reference point for the style: a Hillenbrand-style biography.

   Patterns

   • in the style of Laura Hillenbrand

   The teacher held up Laura Hillenbrand as a model of careful research.

   Critics praised the biography as worthy of Laura Hillenbrand.

   He hopes to write sports history with the vivid detail of Laura Hillenbrand.

Common combinations

author Laura Hillenbrand

Author Laura Hillenbrand spent years researching each book.

Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit

Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit inspired a popular film.

a book by Laura Hillenbrand

I borrowed a book by Laura Hillenbrand from the library.

Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken follows a wartime survivor.

Word family

Hillenbrand proper noun

her family name, used in short references

Seabiscuit proper noun

the racehorse in her first major book

Unbroken proper noun

her second major book, about a wartime survivor

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