Mary Webb
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Precious Bane won the Prix Femina Vie Heureuse Prize. In 1957 and 1989 it was made into a BBC television drama. The story is narrated by the central character Prue Sarn, whose life is blighted by having a harelip. Only the weaver, Kester Woodseaves, perceives her inner beauty but Prue cannot believe herself worthy of him. Prue is wrongly accused of murder and only one man can save her and take her away to the happiness she believes she can never possess...
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Hazel Woodus has a father who plays the harp and builds coffins. Her closest friend is a pet fox. Even so, this beautiful child of nature can't help but draw men to her, including the minister who she marries and the fox-hunter who relentlessly pursues her. Hazel's naïveté allows Mary Webb's themes of human cruelty, savagery, and sacrifice to come through.
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Dedicated "to the weary and wounded in the battle of life," this 1917 collection of devotional and meditative writings on nature's variety includes "The Joy of Motion," "The Joy of Music," "The Joy of Fragrance," "Laughter," "The Beauty of Form," "The Beauty of Colour," "The Beauty of Shadow," and others.
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En los tiempos de las guerras napoleónicas, la joven Prudence Sarn, rechazada por sus supersticiosos vecinos debido a su labio leporino, halla refugio en la cautivadora naturaleza de Shropshire. En la soledad de la campiña, las lagunas y los bosques de la región, la consume el anhelo de ser amada, pero su maldición hace imposible cualquier esperanza. Solo puede confiar en su hermano, Gideon, cuya avaricia provoca la ira del temible brujo Beguildy...
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In Webb's first (1916) novel, the poor Shropshire youths Stephen and Deb search for a mythical arrow said to bind couples together-if they can find it on a Palm Sunday. But another local legend, the ill-omened Devil's Rock, broods over the countryside, promising evil. The deep psychological portrayal of Stephen and Deb is noteworthy.