First with your head and then with your heart....
So says Hoppie Groenewald, boxing champion, to a seven-year-old boy who dreams of being the welterweight champion of the world. For the young Peekay, it is a piece of advice he will carry with him throughout his life.
Born in a South Africa divided by racism and hatred, this one small boy will come to lead all the tribes of Africa. Through enduring friendships with Hymie and Gideon, Peekay gains the strength he needs to win out. And in a final conflict with his childhood enemy, the Judge, Peekay will fight to the death for justice....
Bryce Courtenay’s classic bestseller is a story of the triumph of the human spirit—a spellbinding tale of all ages.
"It’s hard to imagine a reader delivering his audience so completely to a foreign locale as Humphrey Bower does in this coming-of-age novel." —AudioFile
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. New - Unread. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - In 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. Seller Inventory # 004511
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