Synopsis
The setting for this piercing New England novel is the aptly named Starkfield, where, despite violently blue skies, the chill of cold and snow seems also to settle inside the hearts of the people who live there. Tethered to his farm, first by helpless parents, later by his querulous, hypochondriac wife Zeena, Ethan Frome ekes out a bare subsistence. Then Zeena's cousin, the impoverished, enchanting Mattie Silver comes to work for them, and, in Mattie, Ethan's hopes and dreams are rekindled. Yet theirs is a forbidden love, hemmed in by Zeena's presence. The impossible intensity in which the three exist has devastating consequences...
Publisher information
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9781844083527
- Number of pages: 112
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 7 mm
- Weight: 88g
- Languages: English
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Very Good
I do like this book and I would definitely recommend it. The only slight issue I have is that it ends too fast and not much really happens. It's like when ... READ MORE
Mesmerising
I am completely and utterly in love with Edith Wharton! This is the second of her books that I have read in as many weeks and I don't know what kept me fro... READ MORE