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News – Norwich Science Festival – Nature and Environment.

Richard will be discussing his book, No Way But Gentlenesse. A memoir of how Kes, my kestrel, changed my life, with Mark Cocker, author, naturalist, and wildlife broadcaster.  Richard trained a kestrel called Kes, and his experiences helped inspire his older brother Barry’s novel, A Kestrel for a Knave,  which was filmed by Ken Loach and retitled Kes.

The event starts with a screening of Kes.  Richard was falconer on the film, and his memoir has chapters about  his experiences of training  the three kestrels used in the film, and how he taught David Bradley, who played Billy Casper in the film, falconry.  In his discussion with Mark he will also talk about  his experiences of training the  kestrels for the film.

The event will take place at:
Norwich Science Festival. Nature and Environment
6pm – 8.30 pm, Thursday 26th October 2017
Cinema City
Norwich

More details can be found at: http://norwichsciencefestival.co.uk/events/kes-mark-cocker-richard-hines/

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News – Paperback now available

No Way But Gentlenesse PaperbackThe paperback edition of my memoir was published on 9th March 2017.

Guardian Paperbacks of the week. 18 March 2017. Nicholas Lezard’s choice: NoWay But Gentlenesse by Richard Hines.

As well as the paperback and hardback editions, No Way But Gentlenesse,  is also available as an e-book, and there is an audio version, published by Isis Publishing, Oxford.

Further reviews have been added to the Review section of the website.

One from the Financial Times on January 8th 2017, by Keggie Carew, 2017 Costa Book Prize winner for her brilliant memoir Dadland.

The other, from  the American website, Book Browse.
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I was honoured to see my book chosen for The Guardian’s  The best books of 2016. 

The review by Stephen Moss has been added to the Review section of the website.

A review from novelist and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce, has also been added to the Review section.

Frank wrote the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games, alongside Danny Boyle the film director, and in the ceremony they included a scene from the film Kes, which came out of the blue, and surprised and amazed me. In the scene David Bradley, as Billy Casper, raises his glove and calls to his kestrel, “Come Kes”.  Using the very words in the very field that I’d called to my kestrel Kes nearly 50 years ago as a lad.  Back then I couldn’t  have imagined my obsession for hawks would inspire a book and a film, and that a recreated a scene from my life would end up being shown in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.  Watching it was a strange experience.

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News – ITV Calendar Film

A 3 minute ITV Calendar film has been added in the GALLERY section of the website.  In the film, shot at Tankersley Old Hall, Richard describes how on a moonlit night in June 1965, he went to take his kestrel, Kes, from a nest in the ruins of these medieval ruins.

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News – Manchester Literature Festival

I will be discussing/reading extracts from my book, No Way But Gentlenesse. A memoir of how Kes, my kestrel, changed my life, at The Manchester Literature Festival on Tuesday 18th October 2016.
The event will take place from 1.00pm at:
Central Library
St Peter’s Square
City Centre
M2 5PD

For more details please visit: http://www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/

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News – Durham Book Festival

I will be discussing/reading extracts from my book, No Way But Gentlenesse. A memoir of how Kes, my kestrel, changed my life, at The Durham Book Festival on Saturday 15th October 2016.
The event will take place from 3.00pm at:
Palace Green Library
Palace Green
Durham
DH1 3RN

For more details please visit: http://durhambookfestival.com/

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News – “Off The Shelf” Literary Festival – Sheffield

I will be discussing/reading extracts from my book, No Way But Gentlenesse. A memoir of how Kes, my kestrel, changed my life, at The “Off The Shelf” Literary Festival in Sheffield on Sunday 9th October 2016.
The event will be taking place from 2.00pm at:
The Cadman Room
Millennium Gallery
Arundel Gate
S1 2PP

For more details please visit: http://offtheshelf.org.uk/events

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