Book: Ethan Frome And Other Short Stories In addition to Ethan Frome, this Bantam Classic edition contains the novella The Touchstone and three short stories, "The Last Asset", "The Other Two", and "Xingu".
On a bleak New England farm, a taciturn young man has resigned himself to a life of grim endurance. Bound by circumstance to a woman he cannot love, Ethan Frome is haunted by a past of lost possibilities until his wife's orphaned cousin, Mattie Silver, arrives and he is tempted to make one final, desperate effort to escape his fate. In language that is spare, passionate, and enduring, Edith Wharton tells this unforgettable story of two tragic lovers overwhelmed by the unrelenting forces of conscience and necessity.
Included with Ethan Frome are the novella "The Touchstone" and three short stories, ""The Last Asset," "The Other Two," "and ""Xingu."" Together, this collection offers a survey of the extraordinary range and power of one of America's finest writers.
Details of Book: Ethan Frome And Other Short Stories Book: Ethan Frome And Other Short Stories
Author: Edith Wharton, Mary Gordon
ISBN: 0553212559
ISBN-13: 9780553212556
, 978-0553212556
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 1994/07/01
Publisher: Bantam Classic & Loveswept
Number of Pages: 336
Language: English