It is 1929, and newlyweds George and SERENA Pemberton arrive in the wilds of the North Carolina mountains to build their lives together. SERENA is unlike any woman the workers of their timber empire have ever seen - overseeing crews, hunting rattlesnakes, even saving her husband's life in the wilderness. Yet SERENA also learns that she will never bear a child. Her discovery will set in motion a course of events that will change the lives of everyone in this remote community.
