- Title:
-
Tandia
- Written by:
-
Bryce Courtenay
- Read by:
-
Humphrey Bower
- Format:
-
Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
-
23
- Duration:
-
27 hours 12 minutes
- Published:
-
July 01 2008
- Available Date:
-
July 01 2008
- Age Category:
-
Adult
- ISBN:
-
9781742015743
- Genres:
-
Fiction; African; General Fiction; Historical Fiction; Sagas
- Publisher:
-
Bolinda audio
Qty
Format
Price
Bolinda price
Four Starred Review on Amazon
Winner AudioFile Earphones Award 2004
Sequel to the international classic The Power of One.
Tandia is a child of all Africa: half Indian, half African, beautiful and intelligent, she is only sixteen when she is first brutalised by the police. Her fear of the white man leads her to join the black resistance movement. With her in the fight for justice is the one white man Tandia can trust, the welterweight champion of the world, Peekay. Now he must fight their common enemy in order to save both their lives. A compelling story of good and evil from Australia's most popular storyteller, Bryce Courtenay.
"In a compelling story of South Africa, Courtenay brings the parallel stories of Tandia, a half-African, half-Indian girl, and Peekay, the young boxer and scholar who was introduced in The Power of One. Humphrey Bower is brilliant, bringing colorful characters like Juicy Fruit Mambo and Mama Tequila and the vicious, sadistic policemen into sharp relief through speech patterns and emotive phrasing. The story is rich with characters of different races and social status, and Bower portrays each character with exquisite skill. Author and reader teach us about the emotionally charged issues South Africa struggles to resolve, crafting an unforgettable saga. Peekay's mantra of 'First with the head, then with the heart' will resonate in the hearts and minds of listeners long after the final chapter."
AudioFile Magazine