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No Way But Gentlenesse

- A Memoir of How Kes, My Kestrel, Changed My Life
Af: Richard Hines Engelsk Paperback

No Way But Gentlenesse

- A Memoir of How Kes, My Kestrel, Changed My Life
Af: Richard Hines Engelsk Paperback
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Born and raised in the South Yorkshire mining village of Hoyland Common, Richard Hines remembers heaps of coal dust, listening out for the colliery siren at the end of shifts and praying for his father’s safe return. When he failed his eleven-plus it seemed all too likely that he would follow in his father''s footsteps and end up working in the pits - unlike his older brother Barry, who had passed the exam to grammar school and seemed to be heading for great things.

Crushed by this, Richard spent his time in the fields and meadows beyond the slag heap. One morning, walking in the grounds of a ruined medieval manor, he came across a nest of kestrels. Instantly captivated, he sought out ancient falconry texts from the local library and pored over the strange and beautiful language there. With just these books, some ingenuity and his profound respect for the hawk’s indomitable wildness, Richard learned to ''man'', or train, his kestrel, Kes, and in the process found the passion that would shape his future.

Richard''s experiences with kestrels inspired Barry’s classic novel A Kestrel for a Knave. When production began on what would become Ken Loach’s iconic film Kes, Richard himself trained the kestrels that would soar on screen and into cinematic history. No Way But Gentlenesse is a superb, moving memoir of one remarkable boy’s love for a forgotten culture, and his attempt to find salvation in the natural world.

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Born and raised in the South Yorkshire mining village of Hoyland Common, Richard Hines remembers heaps of coal dust, listening out for the colliery siren at the end of shifts and praying for his father’s safe return. When he failed his eleven-plus it seemed all too likely that he would follow in his father''s footsteps and end up working in the pits - unlike his older brother Barry, who had passed the exam to grammar school and seemed to be heading for great things.

Crushed by this, Richard spent his time in the fields and meadows beyond the slag heap. One morning, walking in the grounds of a ruined medieval manor, he came across a nest of kestrels. Instantly captivated, he sought out ancient falconry texts from the local library and pored over the strange and beautiful language there. With just these books, some ingenuity and his profound respect for the hawk’s indomitable wildness, Richard learned to ''man'', or train, his kestrel, Kes, and in the process found the passion that would shape his future.

Richard''s experiences with kestrels inspired Barry’s classic novel A Kestrel for a Knave. When production began on what would become Ken Loach’s iconic film Kes, Richard himself trained the kestrels that would soar on screen and into cinematic history. No Way But Gentlenesse is a superb, moving memoir of one remarkable boy’s love for a forgotten culture, and his attempt to find salvation in the natural world.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9781408868027
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1408868024
Kategori: Erindringer
Udg. Dato: 9 mar 2017
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 197mm
Højde: 131mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 9 mar 2017
Forfatter(e): Richard Hines
Forfatter(e) Richard Hines

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ISBN-13 9781408868027

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 288

Udgave

Længde 20mm

Bredde 197mm

Højde 131mm

Udg. Dato 9 mar 2017

Oplagsdato 9 mar 2017

Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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