Precious Bane Author:Mary Webb Books like PRECIOUS BANE are as rare as blue moons. A forgotten — classic set in rural Shropshire at the turn of the 19th century — blends a simple, rustic love story with a profound sense of nature's — mystic truth. Prue Sarn is an original and appealing heroine of — English literature as she triumphs over a physical handicap to win — her heart's de... more »sire. Skillfully woven through this story is the aura
of the English countryside, its flora and fauna anticipating every
turn of the plot. Mary Webb's work won her the admiration of her
contemporary writers and in 1925 PRECIOUS BANE won the Femina Vie