I first saw the Ken Loach film of this novel in 1969...& was wholly caught-up in Billy's life in Barnsley, a part of England that bore little resemblance to my life in Croydon! The captive kestrel was an added bonus, & the scene with the sportsmaster (Brian Glover in the film!) on the bleak football pitch will live long in the memory! It's all in authentic dialect too!
— Feb 10, 2016 04:56AM
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