The Champion

It is the summer 1943 in a small New Zealand town, and a wounded American soldier is coming to stay with Rex and his family. Rex is full of expectations, but from the moment Jackson steps down from the bus there are surpirses - and how could anyone predict the dramatic events wihich unfold in the days to come?

The Champion is another gripping story by Maurice Gee, bestselling author of Under the Mountain, the O trilogy and The Fire-Raiser.