Ethan Frome

Ethan Frome is a novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton.

Set in a the fictional New England town of Starkfield, a narrator tells the story of his encounter with Ethan Frome, a man with dreams and desires that end in an ironic turn of events. The narrator tells the story based on an account from observations at Frome's house when he had to stay there during a winter storm.

The New York Times called Ethan Frome "a compelling and haunting story". Edith Wharton was able to write...