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- Publisher: Ecco
- Number of Pages: 400
- ISBN: 0061470848
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113267116
- Release Date: October 1, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #63378 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #6986 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #1570 in General (See Top 100 General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionReview"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 an O. Henry Prize and other honors, it will prompt instant interest in his first, second and third." Publisher's noteThe 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. Although George has already lived in the camp long enough to father an illegitimate child, Serena is new to the mountains--but she soon shows herself to be the equal of any man, overseeing crews, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving her husband's life in the wilderness. Together this lord and lady of the woodlands ruthlessly kill or vanquish all who fall out of favor. Yet when Serena learns that she will never bear a child, she sets out to murder the son George fathered without her. 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. Rash's masterful balance of violence and beauty yields a riveting novel that, at its core, tells of love both honored and betrayed. Traveling to the mountains of 1929 North Carolina to forge a timber business with her new husband, Serena Pemberton champions her mastery of harsh natural and working conditions but turns murderous when she learns she cannot bear children, in a best-selling novel that was a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist. Reprint. 100,000 first printing. Traveling to the mountains of 1929 North Carolina to forge a timber business with her new husband, Serena Pemberton champions her mastery of harsh natural and working conditions but turns murderous when she learns she cannot bear children, in a best-selling novel that was a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist. Reprint. 100,000 first printing. AnnotationNewlyweds Pemberton and Serena do some sick marital bonding over violent death when Pemberton is confronted by Abe Harmon, the father of a young girl he seduced and impregnated. Serena, gleefully looking on as her husband murders the outraged parent, has been made full partner in the Waynesville, North Carolina, lumber company that Pemberton runs. Together, they overwork their employees, destroy the local forests, and leave a path of carnage in their ambitious quest for lumber supremacy. But when Pemberton develops a genuine attachment to Jacob, his illegitimate child, Serena's bloodlust boils over, leading to a tense, exhilarating climax. Selected as one of the 2008 Best Books of the Year by Publishers Weekly. If You Enjoy "Serena (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Serena (Paperback)" by Ron Rash (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Fiction & Literature Bestselling Books
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