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Plot. The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains where they plan to create a timber empire. George has already lived in the camp long enough to father an illegitimate child by young Rachel Harmon but Serena is new to the mountains.
American author Ron Rash’s novel Serena (2008) concerns the greedy title character's attempts to stall the government from declaring her land a national park so she can log it for her timber business. It takes place in 1930s North Carolina and became a New York Times bestseller.
Pemberton is on his way back to North Carolina with his new bride, Serena, when he gets an unwelcome surprise at the train station. It's a baby.
Oct 7, 2008 · Mother and child begin a struggle for their lives, and when Serena suspects George is protecting his illegitimate family, the Pembertons' intense, passionate marriage starts to unravel as the story moves toward its shocking reckoning.
Serena by Ron Rash is set in North Carolina during the Depression. It is the story of Serena, a greedy timber baroness who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals. Serena and her husband, George Pemberton, take on the government in an attempt to stall the national park movement in order to continue logging the land.
"Serena" by Ron Rash is a captivating novel set in the rugged landscape of 1929 North Carolina. The story follows newlywed couple George and Serena Pemberton as they strive to build a timber empire in the midst of the Great Depression.
Complete summary of Ron Rash's Serena. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Serena.
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Sep 29, 2009 · Award-winning and New York Times bestselling novelist Ron Rash conjures a gothic tale of greed, corruption, and revenge with a ruthless, powerful, and unforgettable woman at its heart, set amid the wilds of 1930s North Carolina and against the backdrop of America's burgeoning environmental movement. Read more.
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Oct 5, 2008 · “Serena” is Ron Rash’s fourth novel. For those unfamiliar with the elegantly fine-tuned voice of this Appalachian poet and storyteller, a writer whose reputation has been largely regional despite...
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Oct 7, 2008 · Serena: A Novel. A New York Times bestseller and PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist, Serena by award-winning author Ron Rash is “masterfully written…sprawling, engrossing and—from time to...
