Ethan Frome

Edith Wharton's stark, unforgettable tragedy of thwarted desire.

At a glance On an isolated New England farm, a silent man is bound to a bitter wife and drawn to… In a frozen New England village where winters bury everything, a taciturn farmer is… What it's about Ethan Frome scrapes a hard living from a failing farm, married to the… When Zeena's young cousin Mattie comes to help in the house, Ethan finds in her the…

Ethan Frome scrapes a hard living from a failing farm, married to the sickly, querulous Zeena and quietly starved of warmth.