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Tandia

By: Bryce Courtenay
Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
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Tandia is a child of all Africa: half Indian, half African, beautiful and intelligent, she is only 16 when she is first brutalized 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.

©2013 Christine Courtenay (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

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"Humphrey Bower is brilliant....[Tandia] will resonate in the hearts and minds of listeners long after the final chapter." (AudioFile Magazine

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strong performance

As this was the second book I read as an adult I decided to see if I enjoyed it as an audio book and it didn't disappoint! Beautiful story with powerful characters. Well read by Humphrey Bower!

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Heartbreaking

Absolutely stunning and tragic. South Africa's history is heartbreaking. Beautifully written and narrated sequel to The Power of One.

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Exquisitely read, powerful story.

I never knew a ‘sequel’ to the famous ‘Power of One’ movie existed! Tandia continues the story of Peekay in a very satisfying way. Bryce Courtenay is a master of creating a cast of beautiful heart-warming characters, Dickensian in scope. Humphrey Bouwer, who reads all Courtenay’s novels deserves the Academy Award for Best Voice Actor. Having listened to Bouwer read 7 of Courtenay’s novels I can’t praise highly enough his powerful, evocative reading voice and his mastery of so many fascinating and endearing accents.

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Always interesting

Loved it all! I hope there is another book in the series. It can’t end like that!

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Incredible!

Better than power of one. So sad that it ended. The story kicks off right where power of one ends. I really recommend!

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Incredible

The power of one and Tandia - Written beautifully, read beautifully. I didn’t want it to end.

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A Compelling Read

A gripping story from beginning to end. It tells the story of a racially divided society. Tandia’s fight to earn her place in the world as a beautiful, smart young lady and the awful struggle to achieve personal security against a hateful policeman. It contrasts the rewards for some in the boxing world and a love in the legal world. Bryce Courtney is a master wordsmith creating the gripping narrative that holds your attention from beginning to end. Compelling reading enhanced by a great narrator
I have never written a review for any of the many books I have selected on Audible but I must for this book. Don’t miss this one

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amazing

this was amazing from start to finish. only fault was I wanted more. it didn't finish

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loved it

amazing narrating and story. couldn't stop listening. highly recommend to anyone. Will likely listen again

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Just great story you must read

If The power of one was great, Tandia was superb. Cried and laugh so many times.

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