Ethan Frome (1911) by Edith Wharton
I read House of Mirth many years ago. I loved it, but most of my book club didn't like her gritty realism. Ethan Frome is the same kind of novel.
Edith Wharton "became known for her psychological examination of characters faced with changes in the moral and social values of middle-class and upper-class society. Her novels and short stories provide numerous expert characterizations of complex men and women" (THE WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA © 2007 World Book, Inc.).
This is a "no way out" kind of story. It made me really sad, but Edith Wharton is such an excellent writer! I couldn't put it down. I wanted to know what was going to happen with Ethan, Zeena, and Mattie!
I did not plan to read all these American tragedies for Week 8!
I need a happy novel or at least one with a happy ending. So, I am going back to Britain and Charles Dickens!
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