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Synopsis

He has nowhere to go and nothing to say …

Troubled teenager Billy Casper lives in a Yorkshire mining town. He is treated as a failure at school and his family and friends don’t give a damn. His hopes, his future, mean nothing to anyone – least of all Billy. When he finds Kes, a Kestrel hawk, suddenly he discovers a new passion for life. He sees the hawk’s silent strength in himself and there is trust and love in their relationship – something he has never had before. But burning in the hearts of both Kes and Billy is the will to confront the world. To destroy or be destroyed …

Ken Loach's well-known film adaptation, Kes, has achieved cult status.

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Critic Review:

‘When bolder, gaudier stuff is long forgotten, Hines’ writing stays in the mind and nourishes it’ 
Sunday Telegraph

‘Billy’s world is portrayed with horrible clarity and a potent mixture of comedy and rage’ 
The Times

‘The evocation of working-class northern life would be hard to better’ 
Observer

‘Gritty, moving. It has the stuff that endures’ 
Daily Mail

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