Last year when I read Ron Rash’s new book Serena, I was pulled in from the very start! I had heard him read from A World Made Straight a few years ago and had recognized then what a talented, captivating writer he is. Serena, in paperback, has just been released, and our book club will be discussing it on Thursday, November 5 at 5:15.
Set in Depression Year 1929, the main characters, Serena and George, are two people who are charismatic, cunning, charming, beautiful, and intelligent. (One might compare them with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie by today’s standards.) They slowly and carefully create a logging empire in the Appalachian Mountains. All is well until Serena becomes a little distracted and obsessed with her new husband’s illegitimate son, and that is putting it mildly! What happens from the middle part of the novel until the end of the novel grabs the reader and won’t let him or her put the book down! A literary mystery unfolds with fast paced speed!
Read the book Serena and come join us in what will surely be a lively and provocative discussion two weeks from today!
-Nan
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