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Precious bane / Mary Webb ; afterwords by Stanley Baldwin and Michelene Wandor.

by Webb, Mary Gladys Meredith, 1881-1927.

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Virago Press, 2021.

Cleft palate -- Fiction.

Women -- Social conditions -- Fiction.

Siblings -- Fiction.

England -- Fiction.

Shropshire (England) -- Fiction.

Virago modern classics.

9780349015644 (trade pbk.)

323 p. ; 20 cm.

"First published in Great Britain in 1924 by Jonathan Cape Ltd."--T.p. verso.

"Prudence Sarn was born with her 'precious bane', a cleft palate, for which she is persecuted as a witch by her superstitious neighbours. Hiding from daily ridicule, Prue takes refuge in the wild Shropshire countryside, developing a profound love of nature. Furtively, Prue dreams of being desired, of being kissed on the lips, and harbours a hopeless passion for Kester Woodseaves, the weaver. Prue's brother, Gideon, is engaged to her only friend, but in his ambition for wealth at any cost, he incurs the wrath of his would-be father-in-law whose act of vengeance results in Prue being accused of murder. Only Kester, who has perceived her true worth, can defend her from the wrath of her accusers. "--Publisher.

Prix Femina Vie Heureuse Prize, 1926, Winner.

Historical fiction.

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