{"product_id":"9780307950598","title":"Ethan Frome","description":"Edith Wharton’s most widely read work is a tightly constructed and almost unbearably heartbreaking story of forbidden love in a snowbound New England village.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis brilliantly wrought, tragic novella explores the repressed emotions and destructive passions of working-class people far removed from the elevated social milieu usually inhabited by Wharton’s characters. Ethan Frome is a poor farmer, trapped in a marriage to a demanding and controlling wife, Zeena. When Zeena’s young cousin Mattie enters their household she opens a window of hope in Ethan’s bleak life, but his wife’s reaction prompts a desperate attempt to escape fate that goes horribly wrong. \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable story with the force of myth, featuring realistic and haunting characters as vivid as any Wharton ever conjured.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46548167164145,"sku":"9780307950598","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780307950598_p0.jpg?v=1765409594","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307950598","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}