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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. You may have to pull your students teeth to get to read this book but they'll be hooked once you pull them in with an exciting "book talk". The main character Ethan has been miserable all his life. His parents and wife is sickly and the marriage is falling apart. Ethan wants out of it all.. Will Ethan find happiness? Love, comedy, betrayal, and tragic story will keep you on the edge of your seat. I think all high school students should be exposed to this classic drama tale in their literature class. edevans | Jul 9, 2009 |   A short tale of love and tragedy and sacrifice in a lonely and poor life. An easy read, finished within a matter of hours. The story of Ethan Frome, a poor farming man who lives with his wife and her sister, who happens to fall in love with. Through the course of events, Mattie (the sister) is sent away and tragedy strikes the family, causing everyone in the town to wonder what really happened on that winter night on the way to the train station. Good story. blondierocket | Jun 28, 2009 | This is my absolute favorite work of all time. It is so haunting. Wharton's writing skill has such an incredible ability to draw you into the setting, Cold, fultility, and loneliness cause you to feel crisp freezing nights and sense the breathtaking power in nature. Descriptions of the landscapes are incredible. Ethan falls in love with his wife's cousin who comes to help out when the wife is taken ill. The story is very realistically tragic.. It took me awhile to figure out the theme of this novel. Like the characters, I wondered what was going on and why. Wharton writes beautifully, portraying a sadness that is universal. It is Wharton at her best. (  )justmeRosalie | Jun 27, 2009 | A story of frustration unresolved ... puzzling Good characterisation but the story seemed strangely balanced - with an urgent but undescriptive ending leaving as much to the reader's imagination as anything. (  )wungu | Jun 20, 2009 | Proof of Wharton's greatness see's her switch from the ballrooms of high society to the stark landscape of New England where Ethan Frome, the care-worn farmer with an invalid, needy wife finds a kindred spirit in young Mattie, a pretty young in-law who comes to stay. A lean, sad story beautifully told. (  )Chris_V | Jun 8, 2009 | 0.036 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0020264801, Paperback)`I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story.' Who is this strange man Ethan Frome? What is his dreadful secret? . . . Amidst a bleak New England winter landscape, powerful emotions lead to far-reaching consequences, when Ethan Frome struggles to break free from a loveless marriage. . . Cambridge Literature is a series of study texts which presents writing in the English-speaking world from the 16th century up to the present day. The series includes novels, drama, short stories, poetry, essays and other types of non-fiction. Each edition has the complete text with an appropriate glossary. The student will find in each volume a helpful introduction and a full section of resource notes encouraging active and imaginative study methods.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:09 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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