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. -The Christian Science Monitor. -Newsday A compelling tale. -The Washington Post Book World Impressive.
Bryce] Courtenay draws them all with a fierce and violent love. . . .
It is the people of the sun-baked plains of Africa who tug at the heartstrings in this book. . . -Los Angeles Times Book Review Marvelous .
Peekay has both humor and a refreshingly earthy touch, and his adventures, at times, are hair-raising in their suspense. . . presents] the metamorphosis of a most remarkable young man and the almost spiritual influence he has on others . . .
Totally engrossing .
He embarks on an epic journey through a land of tribal superstition and modern prejudice where he will learn the Power of words, the Power to transform lives, and the Power of one.
His childhood is marked by humiliation and abandonment, yet he vows to survive and conceives heroic dreams-which are nothing compared to what life actually has in store for him.
There, a boy called Peekay is born. -Cleveland Plain Dealer In 1939, as Hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take root in South Africa. asserts forcefully what all of us would like to believe: that the individual, armed with the spirit of independence-\'the Power of one\'-can prevail. . . -The New York Times Unabashedly uplifting .
The Power of One has everything: suspense, the exotic, violence; mysticism, psychology and magic; schoolboy adventures, drama.
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
