Precious Bane - Paperback
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Precious Bane - Paperback
$22.21
by Mary Webb (Author)
Precious Bane is Mary Webb's celebrated rural novel set in the Shropshire countryside during the Napoleonic era.
Narrated by Prue Sarn, a young woman marked by a physical deformity and by the suspicion of her neighbours, the novel unfolds within a tightly observed agricultural community shaped by superstition, hardship, and quiet endurance. Webb renders the rhythms of rural life with precision: harvest and hunger, village loyalties, and the persistent tension between cruelty and compassion.
At its centre lies Prue's struggle for dignity and love in a society quick to condemn what it does not understand. Webb's prose, marked by lyrical description and careful attention to dialect, situates the narrative within both landscape and moral atmosphere. The Shropshire hills are not merely backdrop but active presence, reflecting the inward lives of her characters.
Awarded the Prix Femina Vie Heureuse after Webb's death, Precious Bane remains one of the notable English rural novels of the early twentieth century, combining psychological depth with restrained emotional force.
Number of Pages: 256
Dimensions: 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: January 01, 2020
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