A Kestrel for a Knave
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4.1 • 40 Ratings
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
Emotional story with a realistic setting
An emotional and well-presented masterpiece detailing one day in the life of a working class schoolboy in South Yorkshire, complete with two flashbacks.
A Kestrel For A Knave
Superb
Worth the purchase price for the football match passage alone
One of the most enjoyable books I read as a child . I have passed this on to my daughter who lose it just as much