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Ethan Frome is a classic novella written by Edith Wharton. The book is set in a fictional town in New England and is told in the form of an extended flashback. The action centers around the title character, his wife Zeena, and her cousin Mattie who lives with them. What will happen when Ethan starts to fall in love with Mattie? Edith Wharton was one of the greatest authors of the early 20th century. In 1921 Wharton became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize and she was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on 3 different occasions. Wharton's writing was known for its wit while providing great social and psychological insight into American culture during her time. With classics such as The Age of Innocence, Ethan Frome, The House of Mirth, and The Custom of the Country, Wharton remains one of the most widely read authors in all of literature.

First published in 1911, Ethan Frome is set in the fictional town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. A visiting engineer tells the story of his encounter with Ethan Frome, the most striking figure in Starkfield.In Chapter I, Ethan is waiting outside a church dance for Mattie, his wife’s cousin, who has for a year lived with them. Mattie is given the night off to entertain herself as a recompense for helping care for the Fromes. It is quickly clear that Ethan has deeper feelings for Mattie...

Ethan Frome, a novel by Edith Wahrton, is told by an unnamed narrator who recounts an encounter with Ethan Frome in a wintry town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The story delves into Ethan Frome's attempt of escaping his small town upbringing and pursuing his dream career in science, until his parents illness' force him to return. Ethan meets a love interest, Zeena, in his time back home and also deals with his illnesses related to hypochondria.

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Ethan Frome, a poor, downtrodden New England farmer, is trapped in a loveless marriage to his invalid wife, Zeena. His ambition and intelligence are oppressed by Zeena's cold, conniving character. When Zeena's young cousin Mattie arrives to help care for her, Ethan is immediately taken by Mattie's warm, vivacious personality. They fall desperately in love as he realizes how much is missing from his life and marriage. Tragically, their love is doomed by Zeena's ever-lurking presence and by the social conventions of the day. Ethan remains torn between his sense of obligation and his urge to satisfy his heart's desire up to the suspenseful and unanticipated conclusion. Perhaps reflective of Wharton's own loveless marriage, this sophisticated, star-crossed love story vividly depicts her abhorrence of society's relentless standards of loyalty. Ethan Frome is one of Wharton's most popular and best-known works.

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“I want to put my hand out and touch you. I want to do for you and care for you. I want to be there when you're sick and when you're lonesome.” --- Edith Wharton, Ethan Frome Ethan Frome is a novel published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts, New England, where an unnamed narrator tells the story of his encounter with Ethan Frome, a man with dreams and desires that end in an ironic turn of events.