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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. With prose that is every bit as raw, intense and bitingly honest as the world it depicts, Barry Hines's A Kestrel for a Knave contains a new afterword by the author in Penguin Modern Classics.Life is tough and cheerless for Billy Casper, a disillusioned teenager growing up in a small Yorkshire mining town. Violence is commonplace and he is frequently cold and hungry. Yet he is determined to be a survivor and when he finds Kes, a kestrel hawk he discovers a passion in life. Billy identifies with her proud silence and she inspired in him the trust and love that nothing else can. Intense and raw and bitingly honest, A KETREL FOR A KNAVE was first published in 1968 and was also madeinto a highly acclaimed film, 'Kes', directed by Ken Loach. Life is tough and cheerless for Billy Casper, a troubled teenager growing up in the small Yorkshire mining town of Barnsley. Treated as a failure at school, and unhappy at home, Billy discovers a new passion in life when he finds Kes, a kestrel hawk. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780141184982
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 7.83x5.08x0.67 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0141184981
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Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Life is tough and cheerless for Billy Casper, a troubled teenager growing up in the small Yorkshire mining town of Barnsley. Treated as a failure at school, and unhappy at home, Billy discovers a new passion in life when he finds Kes, a kestrel hawk. Seller Inventory # B9780141184982
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Book Description Condition: New. 2000. Paperback. Life is tough and cheerless for Billy Casper, a troubled teenager growing up in the small Yorkshire mining town of Barnsley. Treated as a failure at school, and unhappy at home, Billy discovers a new passion in life when he finds Kes, a kestrel hawk. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780141184982