Kestrel for a Knave
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About This Book
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.
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First Published
1968
Pages
184 pages
Rating
4.0 / 5
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1
Editions
32
Publisher
Heinemann Educational Publishers
Language
GER, FRE, UND
Status
Published
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