description: "Ethan Frome" is considered by many to be one of Edith Wharton's greatest literary accomplishments. Set in rural New England, "Ethan Frome" is the story of its title character who marries Zenobia, a nagging hypochondriac of a woman, and finds himself trapped in an unfulfilling life. When Zenobia's young cousin Mattie Silver comes to live with them, Frome falls in love with her. Ethan Frome is the story of forbidden love and its tragic consequences.
language: English
title: Ethan Frome
titlecomplete: Ethan Frome
characters: Denis Eady, Harmon Gow, Mrs. Frome, Ethan Frome, Aunt Martha Pierce, Aunt Philura Maple, Eliza Spears, Jotham Powell, Mrs. Homan, Orin Silver, Mattie Silver, Mrs. Ned Hale, Mrs. Hale, Dr. Buck, Ned Hale, Daniel Byrne, Andrew Hale, Michael Eady, Mrs. Varnum, Zeena Frome, Lawyer Varnum, Dr. Kidder
genres: Read For School, American, Historical Fiction, School, Novels, Literature, High School, Classics, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 123699
places: New England, Starkfield, Massachusetts, Massachusetts
publisher: Digireads.com