Born at the time of Waterloo in the wild country of Shropshire, Prudence Sarn is a wild, passionate girl, cursed with a hare lip -- her 'precious bane'. Cursed for it, too, by the superstitious people amongst whom she lives. Prue loves two things: the remote countryside of her birth and, hopelessly, Kester Woodseaves, the weaver.
The tale of how Woodseaves gradually discerns Prue's true beauty is set against the tragic drama of Prue's brother, Gideon, a driven man who is out of harmony with the natural world.
| ISBN: | 9780860680635 |
| Publication date: | 16th November 1978 |
| Author: | Mary Webb |
| Publisher: | Virago an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
Born at the time of Waterloo in the wild country of Shropshire, Prudence Sarn is a wild, passionate girl, cursed with a hare lip -- her 'precious bane'. Cursed for it, too, by the superstitious people amongst whom she lives.
Precious Bane features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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Precious Bane was written by Mary Webb and published by Virago an imprint of Little, Brown
Precious Bane has 288 pages
Yes it is part of Virago Modern Classics series