The power of oneBryce Courtenay
The power of one
by Bryce Courtenay
4.111 ratings on Open Library518 pagesFirst published 1989Part of a series
Follows Peekay, a white British boy in South Africa during World War II, between the ages of five and eleven, as he survives an abusive boarding school and goes on to succeed in life and the boxing ring, with help from a chicken, a boxer, a pianist, black African prisoners, and many others.
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