Secret Life of Books

Back to School 3: A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines

This episode explores Barry Hines' novel "A Kestrel for a Knave," a story about a 15-year-old boy named Billy Casper from Yorkshire. It delves into the book's masterpiece status, its immediate film adaptation by Ken Loach, and the impact of the story on school narratives…

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