02374cam a2200421 i 4500 2807941013 TxAuBib 20250707120000.0 r 260327s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780061981982 electronic bk. 0061981982 electronic bk. MWT13324954 Midwest rda TxAuBib rda Rash, Ron, author. Serena [Hoopla] / Ron Rash. [United States : HarperCollins, 2009. Made available through hoopla. 1 online resource (400 pages.) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Instant title available through hoopla. 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 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. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Hoopla eBook. Electronic books Fiction. Electronic books. Fiction. fast Literature lcgft Fiction. Historical fiction. lcgft Noir fiction. Psychological fiction. fast Romance fiction. lcgft Thrillers (Fiction.) lcgft hoopla digital. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13324954?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4337 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/hpc_9780061981982_180.jpeg Cover image