{"product_id":"a-kestrel-for-a-knave","title":"A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarry Hines\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Kestrel for a Knave\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoftcover, Published in 1979, origin. published 1969\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e160 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eVery used condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA cornerstone in the kitchen sink realism movement and acclaimed novel with scores of silver linings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe banal and bleak mining town of Barnsley, a tough and cheerless place to grow up. Billy Casper, Yorkshire youth and troublemaker is written off as a failure and destined for a job in the pits. But Casper finds a solitary escape in a wild hawk he dutifully names, Kes’. The at-risk kid finally finds love and passion in discovering skills for taming the silent, powerful bird yet the tough world always has a way of seeping in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatch the movie, read the book, or vice-versa; Hines’s novel continues to resonate with the working class, the delicate and kind and generational teenagers facing dissonant, destructive homes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PERSONalia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007287283909,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/3926\/3173\/files\/KESTRELFront.png?v=1774699149","url":"https:\/\/personaliacatalog.com\/products\/a-kestrel-for-a-knave","provider":"PERSONalia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}