6/23/2023 0 Comments Serena rash![]() ![]() Pemberton has procured land and hired workers for the logging operation, but he is ultimately no more than a tool for his wife, Serena, the central character. The story focuses on the Pembertons, who come to harvest lumber. Serena is a tale of death and destruction of trees, land, water, a people, and the souls of profiteers. ![]() Appalachian writer and scholar Jeff Biggers comments, "Serena might be the most dangerous and beautiful novel to hit the shelves this fall."Ĭlearly addressing our own time of greed run amuck, Rash portrays socioeconomic conflicts in Appalachia and in America. ![]() As such, it offers relevance to the saga of robber barons of any age and place. Set in depression-era western North Carolina, it is a story of northern industrialists who come down to harvest the timber of the Smokies in a race with conservationists who are buying land for the developing Great Smoky Mountain National Park. ![]() Its richness of epic grandeur made finer by the poet's exacting use of language detail results in a compelling read.Īs New York Times critic Janet Maslin observes, this is the novel to call attention to Rash's complete body of work. Ron Rash's latest novel, Serena, is the best thus far from this author/poet who has always held himself to a rigorous standard. ![]()
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