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| Airs December 18, 2009 - Janaury 22, 2010 |
| Serena by Ron Rash Ecco (Harper Collins) N.Y., 2008 |
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. 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 rattlesnakes, even saving her
husband’s life in the wilderness.
Author Ron Rash’s masterful balance of violence and beauty yields a riveting
novel that, at its core, tells of love both honored and betrayed.
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 rattlesnakes, even saving her
husband’s life in the wilderness.
Author Ron Rash’s masterful balance of violence and beauty yields a riveting
novel that, at its core, tells of love both honored and betrayed.