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Ethan Frome
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I had already read most of Edith Wharton's major novels by the time I got around to reading Ethan Frome, and I was surprised by how different it was. Where did this come from? Wharton came from the high society of New York City which she so adeptly portrayed in The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth. Ethan Frome was set in a small New England town aptly named Starkville, and concerns the life of a poor farmer and his unhappy marriage. His wife's cousin comes to live with them, Ethan falls in love and the story descends from there to it's tragic conclusion. It turns out Edith had heard an account of a sledding accident and thought it would make a good subject for a story. The unhappy marriage and subsequent love affair mirrored Wharton's own life. Ethan Frome remains one of Wharton's most recognized novels.
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November 1, 2000
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November 12, 2013
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Dec 23, 2016 07:22PM
For a long time, this was the only Wharton I had read. So now that I'm reading The Age of Innocence I keep thinking it's nowhere as good or rugged as this novel. :)
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Totally different. My favorite Wharton novel is The House of Mirth, the tragic story of Lily Bart.
Duane wrote: "Totally different. My favorite Wharton novel is The House of Mirth, the tragic story of Lily Bart."Ah that one is unknown to me. I need to read more of her! But I'm totally repositioning how I think, knowing she was a NYC society girl. Wow.
