Barry Hines

A Kestrel for a Knave

Buch

Billy Casper is beaten by his drunken brother, ignored by his mother and failing at school. He seems destined for a hard, miserable life down the pits, but for a brief time, he finds one pleasure in life: a wild kestrel that he has raised and tamed himself.

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-14-104170-4
EAN: 9780141041704
Produktnummer: 5328639
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 176 S.
Masse: H19.8 cm x B13.0 cm x D1.7 cm 170 g
Gewicht: 170

Über den Autor

Barry Hines was born near Barnsley, Yorkshire, in 1939 and was a promising footballer before taking a teaching qualification at Loughborough. He taught PE in London and in Yorkshire before writing full time. He has written nine novels, and co-wrote the screenplay of Kes with Ken Loach. He lives in Yorkshire.