{"product_id":"kes","title":"Kes","description":"\u003cp\u003eA tried-and-tested stage adaptation of Barry Hines' novel \u003cem\u003eA Kestrel for a Knave\u003c\/em\u003e, about a troubled young boy who finds and trains a kestrel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBilly, a disaffected young boy, has problems at school and at home: he's neglected by his mother, beaten by his brother and bullied on all sides. He adopts a fledgling kestrel and treats it with all the tenderness he has never known. Slowly, he begins to see for the first time what he could achieve - if only he tried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLawrence Till's adaptation of Barry Hines' 1968 novel retains its gritty charm and popular staying power. \u003cem\u003eKes\u003c\/em\u003e was first performed at West Yorkshire Playhouse in 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 80 pages | Published June 2000\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63967116689757,"sku":"9781854594860","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781854594860.jpg?v=1774352651","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/kes","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}