Serena

By: Ron Rash

Narrated by: Phil Gigante

The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton arrive in the North Carolina mountains to create a timber empire, vowing to let no one stand in their way, especially those newly rallying around Teddy Roosevelt's nascent environmental movement.

Yet when Serena begins to suspect that George's allegiances may lie elsewhere, she unleashes her full fury on the young mountain woman who bore his illegitimate child the year before. Rash's masterful balance of violence and beauty yields a powerfully riveting story that, at its core, tells of love both honored and betrayed.

©2008 Ron Rash (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Great book! Narrator ok.

I loved the story but didn't care for the narrator's female voices. However he wasn't terrible. Definitely worth a listen!

Not to my taste

Would you try another book from Ron Rash and/or Phil Gigante?

I thought the narrator did fairly well switching between the different accents. The pacing and narration were fine.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

I would not want to see this book, nor would I read it/listen to it again.

Any additional comments?

This was our book club's selection, based on the recommendation of a friend who thought this Ron Rash's finest. The story begins with a disembowelment and, to my mind, did not improve much. I kept waiting for additional information about the title character's past, but was disappointed. This seems like a lost opportunity for character and story development.

Great book!

This book was worth the purchase. The ending kept me on the edge of my seat!
Loved the narration and performance.

An alright book...slow paced.

It was mostly alright but very slow paced and predictable by the end. I still enjoyed it but wish there was some more excitement.

A WELL DESERVED 5+ STARS!

I listened to this audiobook several years ago, and enjoyed it just as much then as I did now. I think Ron Rash is a fine writer, and this story is superb. Very well done. Great kudos to the narrator who does an awesome job as well. I LOVED IT!!

NOTE: It occurs to me that this is actually a slow burn horror story about two utterly ruthless people who go after what they want, leaving a trail of devastating destruction behind them. Do they get it in the end? You’ll have to listen to find out!! ☺️