George and Serena Pemberton arrive in the wilds of the North Carolina mountains to build a life together in a rural logging town. But Serena Pemberton is unlike any woman this town has ever seen: overseeing crews, hunting rattlesnakes and even saving her husband in the wilderness. So when Serena learns that she will never bear a child, she is determined that her intensely passionate marriage will not unravel. A course of events unfolds that will change the lives of everyone in their rural community and bring this riveting tale of love and revenge to its shocking reckoning.
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Ron Rash (1953, Chester, Carolina del Sur) imparte clases en la Western Carolina University y es autor de cuatro libros de poemas, seis colecciones de relatos y siete novelas. Escritor de enorme prestigio en su país, donde se ha convertido ya en un clásico moderno de la literatura sureña, ha visto su obra traducida a varios idiomas y laureada con numerosos premios y distinciones. Publicada originalmente en 2002, Un pie en el paraíso fue su ya mítica primera incursión en la narrativa de largo aliento.