{"product_id":"a-kestrel-for-a-knave-1","title":"A Kestrel for a Knave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith prose that is every bit as raw, intense and bitingly honest as the world it depicts, Barry Hines's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Kestrel for a Knave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e contains a new afterword by the author in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKen Loach's renowned film adaptation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, has achieved cult status and in his new afterword Barry Hines discusses his work to adapt the novel into a screenplay, and reappraises the legacy of a book that has become a popular classic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished: UK, 2000\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: Penguin Modern Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN 13: 9780141184982\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN 10: 0141184982\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Barry Hines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45300839088394,"sku":"","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9780141184982.jpg?v=1709985221","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/a-kestrel-for-a-knave-1","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}