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Description
In this magical novel, an irresistible boy tells the story of his survival and coming of age against the background of South Africa during and just after World War II.
Memorable Quotes
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“First with your head and then with your heart”
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“You either disappear into a plebian background or move forward to where most others fear to follow”
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“Sometimes the slightest things change the direction of our lives, the merest breath of circumstance, a random moment that connects like a meteorite striking the earth. Lives have swiveled and changed direction on the strength of a passing remark. Hoppie Groenwald was to prove to be a passing mentor who would set the next seventeen years of my life on an irrevocable course. He would do so in a little more than a day and night.”
Peekay
First Sentence
This is what happened.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Bryce Courtenay (Author)
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