Excellent book (The Power Of One - Bryce Courtenay)

Member Name: charlhrdy

Product:	The Power Of One - Bryce Courtenay
Date:	09/09/05 (512 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: good read

Disadvantages: none

An excellent read, I found this book by accident, and never having heard of Bryce Courtney I would not have read it if my sister hadn't raved about it.

The story begins with a young white boy in South Africa in one of the wars (ww2 I think) whose mother has a mental break down, black nanny sent away and the boy being sent to boarding school.

It is here where the drive in his life takes hold, here at boarding school he suffers horrific bullying which continues until he returns home. A train journey which stops of and a boxing fight happens which begins for PeeKay a career which drives him through his life until he faces his tormenter from school.

I would never have believed a story about boxing would have held me all the way through, I have repeatedly read it and would again with the same enthrallment.

Summary: recommended reading