Serena : a novel / Ron Rash.
The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton arrive in the North Carolina mountains to create a timber empire, vowing to let no one stand in their way, especially those newly rallying around Teddy Roosevelt's nascent environmental movement. Yet when Serena begins to suspect that George's allegiances may lie elsewhere, she unleashes her full fury on the young mountain woman who bore his illegitimate child the year before. Rash's masterful balance of violence and beauty yields a powerfully riveting story that, at its core, tells of love both honored and betrayed.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780061470851
- ISBN: 0061470856
- Physical Description: 371 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st U.S. edition
- Publisher: New York : Ecco, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
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- 111 of 130 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 4 of 4 copies available at Rutherford County Library System. (Show)
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- 1 current hold with 130 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Haynes Branch Library | NC F Ras (Text) | 38801101259072 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Mooneyham Public Library | F Ras (Text) | 30113100078133 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Norris Public Library | F Ras (Text) | 30254100425211 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Spindale Public Library | NC F Ras (Text) | 30134100276790 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | FIC Rash (Text) | 31010000764227 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/18/2026 |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F RASH (Text) | 39493106518022 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/21/2026 |
| Albertson Community Library | AFNC RAS (Text) | 30372101373287 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Main Library | NC F Rash (Text) | 34269001004606 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | F RAS (Text) | 80605000757434 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | F RAS (Text) | 50503011214659 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/24/2026 |
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Summary:
The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton arrive in the North Carolina mountains to create a timber empire, vowing to let no one stand in their way, especially those newly rallying around Teddy Roosevelt's nascent environmental movement. Yet when Serena begins to suspect that George's allegiances may lie elsewhere, she unleashes her full fury on the young mountain woman who bore his illegitimate child the year before. Rash's masterful balance of violence and beauty yields a powerfully riveting story that, at its core, tells of love both honored and betrayed.
