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OverviewThe year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton arrive from Boston in the North Carolina mountains to build a timber empire. Serena is new to the mountains - but she soon proves herself the equal of any worker, overseeing crews, hunting rattlesnakes, even saving her husband's life in the wilderness. She soon 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 and unforgiving landscape. As the Pembertons' intense, passionate marriage starts to unravel, this riveting story of love, passion and revenge moves towards its shocking reckoning. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ron RashPublisher: Text Publishing Imprint: The Text Publishing Company Edition: Media tie-in ISBN: 9781922079947ISBN 10: 1922079944 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 21 August 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'With bone-chilling aplomb, linguistic grace and the piercing fatalism of an Appalachian ballad, Ron Rash lets the Pembertons' new union generate ripple after ripple of astonishment.' - New York Times. 'Rash's evocative rendering of the blighted landscape and the tough characters who inhabit it recalls both John Steinbeck and Cormac McCarthy.' - New Yorker. Author InformationRon Rash's work includes the novels One Foot in Eden and The Cove. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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