Searching for a book I read as a teen? About an Afrikaans boy who boxed?

[Swifey]

Does it ring any bells? I thought it was called 'The Power of Love' but I can't seem to find it.

[ImNotShpanishImEgyptshun]

The film was called "The power of one", not sure if the book was the same

[Swifey]

I thought I was right, thanks. It's probably out of print

[HanarCantWearSweaters]

Penguin classics still does it I believe. :)

[Swifey]

Found it!! By Bryce Courtney! I just had to add boxing to the search criteria!

[Hastalapasta]

Abe books abebooks.co.uk is a great umbrella site for book shops. Worth a look.

[LondonHuffyPuffy]

The Power of One is one of my all-time favourite books. It's available on Amazon. The sequel, Thandia, is also excellent although both are proper tear jerkers.

Small point of fact - Peekay (main character) was English, not a Boere (Afrikaans speaking). That was why he was so relentlessly bullied.

Whitethorn by the same author has similar themes (young boy growing up in brutal boarding school) but with a more uplifting ending.