Ethan Frome (Vintage Classics)
Edith Wharton’s most widely read work is a tightly constructed and almost unbearably heartbrea...
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Edith Wharton’s most widely read work is a tightly constructed and almost unbearably heartbreaking story of forbidden love in a snowbound New England village.<br> <br>This brilliantly wrought, tragic novella explores the repressed emotions and destructive passions of working-class people far removed from the elevated social milieu usually inhabited by Wharton’s characters. Ethan Frome is a poor farmer, trapped in a marriage to a demanding and controlling wife, Zeena. When Zeena’s young cousin Mattie enters their household she opens a window of hope in Ethan’s bleak life, but his wife’s reaction prompts a desperate attempt to escape fate that goes horribly wrong. <i>Ethan Frome</i> is an unforgettable story with the force of myth, featuring realistic and haunting characters as vivid as any Wharton ever conjured.
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