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Serena : a novel / Ron Rash.

By: Publication details: New York : Ecco, c2008.Description: 371 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0061470848
  • 9780061470844
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Awards:
  • Winenr of the Book of the year winner in: New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Washington Post and Amazon.com.
Summary: The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton arrive from Boston in the North Carolina mountains to create a timber empire. Serena is new to the mountains - but she soon shows herself the equal of any worker, overseeing crews, hunting rattlesnakes, even saving her husband's life in the wilderness. Yet she also learns that she will never bear a child. Serena's discovery will set in motion a course of events that will change the lives of everyone in this remote community. As the Pembertons' intense, passionate marriage starts to unravel, this riveting story of love, passion and revenge moves toward its shocking reckoning.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Fiction Hanover Public Library Shelves FIC RASH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906000825092

Includes reader's guide.

"Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction Finalist"--Cover.

The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton arrive from Boston in the North Carolina mountains to create a timber empire. Serena is new to the mountains - but she soon shows herself the equal of any worker, overseeing crews, hunting rattlesnakes, even saving her husband's life in the wilderness. Yet she also learns that she will never bear a child. Serena's discovery will set in motion a course of events that will change the lives of everyone in this remote community. As the Pembertons' intense, passionate marriage starts to unravel, this riveting story of love, passion and revenge moves toward its shocking reckoning.

Winenr of the Book of the year winner in: New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Washington Post and Amazon.com.

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