Bibliograph

Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton ; retold by Susan Kingsley ; illustrated by Paul Fisher Johnson ; series editor, Jennifer Bassett

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Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton ; retold by Susan Kingsley ; illustrated by Paul Fisher Johnson ; series editor, Jennifer Bassett

Language

eng

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illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Ethan Frome

Responsibility statement

Edith Wharton ; retold by Susan Kingsley ; illustrated by Paul Fisher Johnson ; series editor, Jennifer Bassett

Series statement

Oxford bookworms library. Classics, Stage 3

Summary

"Life is always hard for the poor, in any place and at any time. Ethan Frome is a farmer in Massachusetts. He works long hours every day, but his farm makes very little money. His wife, Zeena, is a thin, grey woman, always complaining, and only interested in her own ill health. Then Mattie Silver, a young cousin, comes to live with the Fromes, to help Zeena and do the housework. Her bright smile and laughing voice bring light and hope into the Fromes' house - and into Ethan's lonely life. But poverty is a prison from which few people escape ..."--Back cover

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