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A Kestrel for a Knave

Barry Hines
4.06/5 (5706 ratings)
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. Billy identifies with her silent strength and she inspires in him the trust and love that nothing else can, discovering through her the passion missing from his life. Barry Hines's acclaimed novel continues to reach new generations of teenagers and adults with its powerful story of survival in a tough, joyless world.
Format:
Pages:
208 pages
Publication:
2000
Publisher:
Penguin
Edition:
Penguin Modern Classics
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0141184981
ISBN13:
9780141184982
kindle Asin:
B00X5ZTY5O

A Kestrel for a Knave

Barry Hines
4.06/5 (5706 ratings)
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. Billy identifies with her silent strength and she inspires in him the trust and love that nothing else can, discovering through her the passion missing from his life. Barry Hines's acclaimed novel continues to reach new generations of teenagers and adults with its powerful story of survival in a tough, joyless world.
Format:
Pages:
208 pages
Publication:
2000
Publisher:
Penguin
Edition:
Penguin Modern Classics
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0141184981
ISBN13:
9780141184982
kindle Asin:
B00X5ZTY5O