Question: The film "Serena" stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence is based on the 2008 novel by the same name by which author?
Context: Limitless is a 2011 American science fiction mystery thriller film directed by Neil Burger.  Based on the novel "The Dark Fields" by Alan Glynn, the film stars Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, and Robert De Niro.  The events portrayed in the film follow Edward Morra, a struggling writer, who is introduced to a nootropic drug called NZT-48, which gives him the ability to fully utilize his brain and vastly improve his lifestyle. Serena is a 2008 novel by Ron Rash.  Set in 1930s North Carolina, the novel tells the story of newlywed couple Serena and George Pemberton and their timber business.  It was listed as #34 on the New York Times Bestseller list for Hardcover Fiction in the November 2, 2008, issue of "The New York Times Book Review".  It has been adapted into a film by the same name starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.  The film was released in October 2014. Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American actress.  Her films have grossed over $5.5 billion worldwide, and she was the highest-paid actress in the world in 2015 and 2016.  She appeared in "Time"'s 100 most influential people in the world in 2013 and in the "Forbes" Celebrity 100 in 2014 and 2016. Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell.  It was adapted from the novel "The Silver Linings Playbook", by Matthew Quick.  The film stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, with Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher, and Julia Stiles in supporting roles. Matthew Quick (born October 23, 1973) is an American writer of adult and young adult fiction.  His debut novel, "The Silver Linings Playbook", became a New York Times bestseller and was adapted as a movie of the same name starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, with Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, and Chris Tucker. The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Gary Ross and based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins.  It is the first installment in "The Hunger Games" film series and was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, with a screenplay by Ross, Collins, and Billy Ray.  The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland.  The story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future in the nation of Panem, which is divided into 12 districts, where a boy and a girl from each district, between the ages of 12 and 18 must take part in The Hunger Games, a televised annual event in which the "tributes" of each district, are required to fight to the death, until there is only one survivor.  Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers to take her younger sister's place.  With her district's male tribute, Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), Katniss travels to the Capitol to train for the Hunger Games under the guidance of former victor Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson). The Hangover Part III is a 2013 American comedy film produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros.  Pictures.  It is the third and final installment in "The Hangover" trilogy.  The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, and Ken Jeong.  The supporting cast includes Jeffrey Tambor, Heather Graham, Mike Epps, Melissa McCarthy and John Goodman with Todd Phillips directing a screenplay written by himself and Craig Mazin.  The film follows the "Wolfpack" (Phil, Stu, Doug, and Alan) as they try to get Alan the help he needs after facing a personal crisis.  However, things go awry when an incident from the original film comes back to haunt them. Serena is a 2014 American–French drama film based on the 2008 novel of the same name by American author Ron Rash.  Directed by Susanne Bier, the film stars Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper as newlyweds running a timber business in 1930s North Carolina. "American Hustle" is a 2013 American crime comedy-drama film directed by David O. Russell.  The screenplay, written by Eric Warren Singer and Russell, is based on the FBI ABSCAM operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s.  It was filmed in Boston, Worcester, and New York City.  It stars an ensemble cast of Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence. American Hustle is a 2013 American black comedy-crime film directed by David O. Russell.  It was written by Eric Warren Singer and Russell, inspired by the FBI ABSCAM operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s.  It stars Christian Bale and Amy Adams as two con artists who are forced by an FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) to set up an elaborate sting operation on corrupt politicians, including the mayor of Camden, New Jersey (Jeremy Renner).  Jennifer Lawrence plays the unpredictable wife of Bale's character.  Principal photography on the film began on March 8, 2013, in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, and New York City.
Answer: Ron Rash