SerenaA New York Times Notable Book. Inspiration for the film starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. The year is 1929, and newlyweds George and Serena Pemberton travel from Boston to the Northa Carolina mountains where they plan to create a timber empire. Although George has already lived in the camp long enough to father an illegitimate child, Serena is new to the mountainsbut she soon shows herself to be the equal of any man, overseeing crews,

from his infamous teenage rock'n'roll-fuelled Albury High lunchtime music room invasion to the frenzy of the Deniliquin Ute Muster

After he and Brienna discover a mysterious boy who captures their hearts

Seelig throws out the old rules and provides a new model for reaching our potential

inspires you to live beautifully

#1 New York Times Bestseller

A luminous and insightful novel that considers the moral complexities of scientific discovery and the sustaining nature of love

Banks’s acute and penetrating collection demonstrates the range and virtuosity of both his narrative prowess and his startlingly panoramic vision of modern American life

Ray realizes the path to redemption isn’t always easy

and firmly into the realm of modern classics

even deafening silence is preferable to grief

Life explains just how far we’ve come—and takes a brilliantly educated guess at where we’re heading

Now it’s up to Eleanor to go find her