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Chargement... Serena: A Novel (édition 2008)par Ron Rash (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreSerena par Ron Rash
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Serena is one of the best books I've ever read. Rash created a clear and fascinating world with the Pembertons and the folks that surround them. I really enjoyed how Rash let the story get told through the eyes of the workers and the way they told us things we wouldn't find out otherwise. The superstition of the mountain people was thick and almost a character itself. The women of the book had their own strength and ethereal strangeness that overshadowed the men. Even Serena, antagonist through and through, made me envious at times. After the first chapters of character introduction and world building, I was sucked in. A thoroughly enjoyable, exciting and intense read. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Historical Fiction.
HTML: 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 mountainsâ??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. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Serena and George Pemberton have never met a living creature (human, animal, or plant) they do not wish to dominate (or destroy) for their own gain. With an element of suspense, Rash weaves a tale of ambition gone awry.
Highly recomended for fans of southern literature, those who like strong female characaters, or those who just like a darn good story.
4.5 stars. ( )