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In 1820s rural Derbyshire, an abandoned new-born is discovered
under a hawthorn bush by Carey, a witch living unexplainedly on
church ground in the village of Brockhill. She names the foundling
Valentine and raises him as a pagan. Valentines impoverished
childhood is followed by an unexpected academic education from the
local vicar on whose land the pair live. The young boys adolescent
love for Susan, a fellow village orphan, and his later passion for
Francis Levett-Bayne, the well-heeled but dissolute estate owner,
lead to an awakening of conflicting yet conflated sexual desires.
Mary Reynolds, in her second novel, dramatically and sensitively
portrays Valentines development from rural urchin to young city
gentleman, and tells the story of how his struggle to leave behind
his Satanic roots has ultimately tragic consequences.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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