{"product_id":"the-power-of-one-9780345410054","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\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.\"\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\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e-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.\"\u003cbr\u003e-The Washington Post Book World \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Impressive.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Newsday \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A compelling tale.\"\u003cbr\u003e-The Christian Science Monitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBryce Courtenay was born in South Africa, is an Australian, and has \u003cbr\u003elived in Sydney for the major part of his life. Visit him on the web at www.brycecourtenay.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50598689276178,"sku":"9780345410054","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6a022152-8e39-483e-875a-ebfacef33da5.jpg?v=1732189409","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-power-of-one-9780345410054","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}