{"product_id":"the-power-of-one-bryce-courtenay-paperback","title":"The Power of One -- Bryce Courtenay, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Power of One has everything: suspense, the exotic, violence; mysticism, psychology and magic; schoolboy adventures, drama.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n-The New York Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Unabashedly uplifting . . . 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.\"\n\n-Cleveland Plain Dealer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1939, as Hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take root in South Africa. There, a boy called Peekay is born. 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. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Totally engrossing . . . [presents] the metamorphosis of a most remarkable young man and the almost spiritual influence he has on others . . . Peekay has both humor and a refreshingly earthy touch, and his adventures, at times, are hair-raising in their suspense.\"\n\n-Los Angeles Times Book Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Marvelous . . . It is the people of the sun-baked plains of Africa who tug at the heartstrings in this book. . . . [Bryce] Courtenay draws them all with a fierce and violent love.\"\n\n-The Washington Post Book World \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Impressive.\"\n\n-Newsday \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A compelling tale.\"\n\n-The Christian Science Monitor\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bryce Courtenay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\/29\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.34\" H x 5.54\" L x 1.16\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780345410054\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51739769962795,"sku":"9780345410054","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780345410054.jpg?v=1774819104","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/the-power-of-one-bryce-courtenay-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}