In this magical novel, an irresistible boy tells the story of his survival and coming of age against the background of South Africa during and just after World War II.
For he embarked on an epic journey, where he would learn the Power of words, the Power to transform lives, and the mystical Power that would sustain him even when it appeared that villainy would rule the world: The Power of One..
But his dreams were nothing compared to what awaited him.
Yet he vowed to survive-he would become welterweight champion of the world, he would dream heroic dreams.
His childhood was marked by humiliation and abandonment.
He was nursed by a woman of the wrong color-black.
He spoke the wrong language-English.
There a boy called Peekay was born.
In 1939, hatred took root in South Africa, where the seeds of apartheid were newly sown.
In this magical novel, an irresistible boy tells the story of his survival and coming of age against the background of South Africa during and just after World War II
