Ethan Frome

Edith Wharton

Ethan Frome — An outsider arrives in snowbound Starkfield and tries to reconstruct the past that shaped Ethan Frome’s life. Trapped between a failing farm and an unhappy marriage to Zeena, Ethan finds hope and forbidden affection in the presence of her cousin Mattie Silver. Edith Wharton’s stark New England tragedy explores isolation, duty, poverty, desire, and the limits of choice.