{"product_id":"ethan-frome-paperback-1","title":"Ethan Frome - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnita Shreve\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eSusanna Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterwork of American literature from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA marked departure from Edith Wharton's usual ironic contemplation of the fashionable New York society to which she belonged, \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharply etched portrait of the simple inhabitants of a nineteenth-century New England village. The protagonist, Ethan Frome, is a man tormented by a passionate love for his ailing wife's young cousin. Trapped by the bonds of marriage and the fear of public condemnation, he is ultimately destroyed by that which offers him the greatest chance at happiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/i\u003e and many of Edith Wharton's other novels, \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e centers on the power of local convention to smother the growth of the individual. Written with stark simplicity, this powerful and tragic novel has long been considered one of Wharton's greatest works.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdith Jones Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e (1862-1937) was born in New York City into a family of merchants, bankers, and lawyers. In 1885 she married Edward Wharton of Boston. They shared a love of travel, while maintaining a home she designed, The Mount, in Lenox, MA. After their divorce in 1913, Edith Wharton settled in Paris. Throughout World War I, she was active in relief work, including raising tens of thousands of dollars for the war effort and opening tuberculosis hospitals, and in 1916, she was decorated with the Cross of the Legion of Honor for her service to her adopted country. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/i\u003e (1905), \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e (1911), \u003ci\u003eThe Custom of the Country\u003c\/i\u003e (1913), \u003ci\u003eSummer\u003c\/i\u003e (1917) and most famously \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e (1920), which made her the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 6.74 x 4.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ethan Frome (Unabridged)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44302492893286,"sku":"9780451531315","price":14.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/UXNDVmdQanRPdTZ4NEt0UHc0UzlIQT09.webp?v=1767480925","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/ethan-frome-paperback-1","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}