Ethan Frome and Other Short Fiction

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 loveEthan Frome is haunted by a past of lost possibilities until his wifeΓÇÖs orphaned cousinMattie Silverarrives and he is tempted to make one finaldesperate effort to escape his fate. In language that is sparepassionateand enduringEdith 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 storiesΓÇ£The Last AssetΓÇ¥ ΓÇ£The Other TwoΓÇ¥ and ΓÇ£Xingu.ΓÇ¥ Togetherthis collection offers a survey of the extraordinary range and power of one of AmericaΓÇÖs finest writers.