The Power of One

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by Bryce Courtenay

Apartheid takes root in South Africa in 1939, as Hitler stretches his massive, brutal shadow across the globe. Peekay, a young boy, is born there. Despite his humiliation and abandonment as a youngster, he swears to survive and dreams of heroic deeds that pale in comparison to what life has in store for him. He sets off on an epic adventure across a land of tribal superstition and modern intolerance, learning the power of words, the power to change people's lives, and the power of one.

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First with the head, then with the heart.

— Bryce Courtenay, The Power of One