| Precious Bane Contributor(s): Webb, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0268015384 ISBN-13: 9780268015381 Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - General - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 80050272 |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 5.46" W x 8.12" (1.00 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Webb, Mary: - Mary Webb is a professional needlecraft and textiles designer. She studied embroidery, knitting and textile design at a London college, where she now teaches. Her designs have been published in a number of magazines in the UK, and she has written widely on a range of knitting and needlecraft topics. |
