"1900 - 1999" . . "kærlighed" . . "Appalachian Region" . . "Lumber and lumbering Fiction." . . . . "hævn" . . "Lumber trade Fiction." . . "Environmentalism." . . "1930-1939" . . "Rasmus Hastrup" . . "Childlessness." . . "Greed Fiction." . . "Corruption." . . "North Carolina" . . "North Carolina." . "Married people." . . "Avarice." . . "Childlessness Fiction." . . "Lumber trade." . . "Lumber trade North Carolina Fiction." . . "Corruption Fiction." . . "USA" . . . . . . "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." . "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."@en . "History"@en . "History" . . . . "Newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton arrive in the North Carolina mountains to create a timber empire. Serena proves herself the equal of any worker, even saving her husband's life. But when she learns that she will never bear a child, Serena sets in motion events that will change the lives of everyone in this remote community."@en . . . . . . . . . . "Powieść rodzinna amerykańska" . . . . . "Romans (teksten)" . . . . . . . . . . . . "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."@en . "Serena" . . . . . . . "Serina : Ron Raesi changp'yŏn sosŏl = Serena" . . . "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." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Traveling to the mountains of 1929 North Carolina to forge a timber business with her new husband, Serena Pemberton champions her mastery of harsh natural and working conditions but turns murderous when she learns she cannot bear children." . . "Het pasgetrouwde stel Pemberton vertrekt in de jaren twintig vanuit Boston naar de bergen van North Carolina om daar fortuin te maken in de houthandel. Serena dwingt meteen respect af door haar kennis van zaken en haar keiharde optreden binnen het houtkamp. Samen zwaaien de Pembertons er de scepter en ze rekenen hardhandig af met natuurbeschermers en diegenen die zich niet houden aan de wetten van het kamp. Hun gepassioneerde relatie begint echter barsten te vertonen wanneer blijkt dat Serena geen kinderen kan krijgen. Haar man moet er alles aan doen om zijn onwettige zoon Jacob te beschermen tegen Serena s wraakzucht. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie." . . . "Serena"@en . "Serena" . . "세리나 : 론 래시 장편 소설 = Serena" . . . . "In 1929, newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains, where they plan to create a timber empire. The couple ruthlessly fight against anyone who stands in their way, including the environmental activists seeking to expand the nation's network of national parks. When Serena learns that she cannot bear a child of her own, she sets out to murder the illegitimate son George fathered with another woman, and the Pembertons' marriage begins to unravel." . "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 ..."@en . . . . . . . . "Powieść historyczna amerykańska" . . . "Domestic fiction"@en . "Domestic fiction" . . "Electronic books"@en . "Electronic books" . . . "Serena : když žena touží po moci" . . "Serena : a novel"@en . "Serena : a novel" . . "American fiction" . . "Smoky Mountains, dans les années 1930. George Pemberton, riche exploitant forestier, et sa femme Serena forment un couple de prédateurs mégalos, déterminés à couper tous les arbres à portée de main pour accroître leur fortune. Mais le projet d'aménagement d'un parc national, pour lequel l'Etat convoite leurs terres, menace leurs ambitions. Pemberton s'emploie à soudoyer banquiers et politiciens. Sans états d'âme, Serena a d'autres arguments : le fusil, le couteau, le poison et un homme de main dévoué... [source : 4e de couv.]." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Serena : roman"@da . . . . . . "Large type books"@en . "Large type books" . . . . . . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . . . . . . . . "Historical fiction"@en . "Historical fiction" . . . . . "Americké romány" . . "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. Together this lord and lady of the woodlands ruthlessly kill or vanquish all who fall out of favor."@en . "Jest rok 1929. George Pemberton i jego świeżo poślubiona żona Serena planuja̜ stworzenie imperium drzewnego. Bezwzgle̜dni w biznesie, twarda̜ re̜ka̜ zarza̜dzaja̜ firma̜ i bezlitośnie rozprawiaja̜ sie̜ z każdym, kto im wejdzie w droge̜. Kiedy okazuje sie̜, że Pembertonowie nigdy nie be̜da̜ mieli dzieci, a ich maja̜tek może przypaść nieślubnemu synowi George'a, Serena nie waha sie̜ przed niczym, by temu zapobiec." . . . "Serena a novel"@en . . . . . . . "The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the North Carolina mountains to create a timber empire. George has already lived in the camp long enough to father an illegitimate child, but Serena is new to the mountains. She soon proves herself the equal of any man, and the ruthless lord and lady kill or vanquish all who fall out of favour. Then Serena learns that she can't bear children, and sets out to murder George's son." . . . . "depressionen" . . "fattigdom" . . "arbejdere" . . "FICTION General." . . "FICTION / General." . "Married people Fiction." . . "Avarice Fiction." . . "Rash, Ron" . . "Romans (teksten)" . . "Environmentalism Fiction." . . "Fiction." . .