Product Description

Half-African, half-Indian and beautiful, Tandia is just a teenager when she is brutally attacked and violated by the South African police. Desperately afraid and consumed by hatred for the white man, Tandia seeks refuge in a brothel deep in the veld. There she learns to use her brilliant mind and extraordinary looks as weapons for the battles that lie ahead: she trains as a terrorist. But then Tandia meets a man with a past as strange as her own: Peekay, an Oxford undergraduate who is also the challenger for the world welterweight boxing championship - and a white man. And in a land where mixed relationships are outlawed, their growing love can only have the most explosive consequences.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34553 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 920 pages

Synopsis
Half-African, half-Indian and beautiful, Tandia is just a teenager when she is brutally attacked and violated by the South African police. Desperately afraid and consumed by hatred for the white man, Tandia seeks refuge in a brothel deep in the veld. There she learns to use her brilliant mind and extraordinary looks as weapons for the battles that lie ahead: she trains as a terrorist. But then Tandia meets a man with a past as strange as her own: Peekay, an Oxford undergraduate who is also the challenger for the world welterweight boxing championship - and a white man. And in a land where mixed relationships are outlawed, their growing love can only have the most explosive consequences.

About the Author
Bryce Courtenay was born in South Africa but has spent the greater part of his adult life in Australia. The Power of One and its sequel Tandia were international bestsellers. He lives in Sydney.

Customer Reviews

An incredidble sequel
I read 'the Power of One' and found that I couldn't get enough of the moving, emotional story and hearty african tone. Tandia is an even more, deep, powerful story of struggle and survival that shocks and entices the reader with every page. The theme of love is explored on a different level to the last book and the story allows an insight into a different side of life in Africa.
This is a must read for people who loved the first book and who are looking for that fulfilling end to Peekays story.

Strong Follow Up
Tandia (the follow up to The Power of One) arrived just in time for me to start reading it as soon as I had finished its predecessor ( a very, very good book by the way). I was a bit dubious about reading it to be honest (apart from the length I wondered whether it would be a weak cash in on the success of the first book) but I soon realised that once again Bryce Courtenay had created another compelling, very readable and challenging/disturbing work.

As the title suggests P.K. eventually becomes a supporting player and we see South Africa more and more through Tandia's eyes. The characters are once again strong and memorable and the threat of approaching tragedy is always looming making it a tenser read than its predecessor.

Although I have fonder memories of The Power of One this is a great novel and a more than worthy follow up.