6/7/2023 0 Comments Pemberton serena![]() Like them, he opposes the creation of a national park. Harris arrives at the camp and discusses the national park movement with the Pembertons. When Serena wins, the workers begin to attribute all sorts of mythical qualities to the unconventionally beautiful Serena. Serena proves her knowledge of the timber industry by challenging Bilded, a foreman, to out-guess her on the board feet of a large tree. When Serena arrives at the lumber camp, Pemberton introduces her to the workers and instructs them to follow her orders as they would his own. Serena then hands Rachel Harmon's pearl-handled knife and advises her to sell it since she'll be getting nothing more from Pemberton. Harmon threatens Pemberton with a knife and Serena encourages Pemberton to kill the man. When the two arrive at the train station, they are met by Abe Harmon and his pregnant daughter, Rachel. ![]() Serena's obsession with Pemberton and her desire for power lead her to threaten the lives of Pemberton's one-time lover and her illegitimate son.Īs the novel begins, Serena arrives in North Carolina for the first time shortly after meeting and marrying George Pemberton. ![]() Serena and her husband, George Pemberton, take on the government in an attempt to stall the national park movement in order to continue logging the land. It is the story of Serena, a greedy timber baroness who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals. Serena by Ron Rash is set in North Carolina during the Depression. ![]()
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