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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"Gone to Earth" is the cry of fox hunters as the fox takes to its den and they lose the chase. Here, Mary Webb tells the story of Hazel Woodus whose understanding of her half tame fox cub contrasts with her misunderstanding of humanity. She is pursued by two very different men, a Gentleman Farmer and the local Minister. Mary Webb’s writing is sometimes compared to that of Thomas Hardy, her descriptions of nature are vivid and her view
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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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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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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.
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