North Carolina mountains in the 1920s - newly-weds George (Cooper) and Serena Pemberton (Lawrence) begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man - overseeing loggers, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving a man's life in the wilderness. With power and influence now in their hands, the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions.
Serena
In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton's timber empire becomes complicated when he marries Serena.
