{"product_id":"books-the-power-of-one-by-bryce-courtenay","title":"The Power of One","description":"The Power of One has everything: suspense, the exotic, violence; mysticism, psychology and magic; schoolboy adventures, drama.\u003cbr\u003e-The New York Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnabashedly 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.\u003cbr\u003e-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\u003eTotally 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.\u003cbr\u003e-Los Angeles Times Book Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarvelous . . . 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.\u003cbr\u003e-The Washington Post Book World \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImpressive.\u003cbr\u003e-Newsday \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA compelling tale.\u003cbr\u003e-The Christian Science Monitor","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673017147665,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780140272918.jpg?v=1781522408","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-the-power-of-one-by-bryce-courtenay","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}