Ethan Frome

About this edition

A forbidden love. A frozen landscape. A choice that will change everything.

In the remote village of Starkfield, Massachusetts, winter seems to hold everything in its grasp. For Ethan Frome, the cold has settled into more than the landscape. It has entered his home, his marriage, and the quiet life he can no longer imagine escaping.

Bound by duty to his sickly and demanding wife, Zeena, Ethan endures a life shaped by hardship and disappointment. Then Mattie Silver arrives. Warm, hopeful, and alive to possibilities Ethan has nearly forgotten, she awakens in him a longing for companionship and freedom. As their connection deepens, Ethan must confront the painful distance between the life he has accepted and the life he desperately desires.

In Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton transforms a stark New England setting into an unforgettable portrait of forbidden love, emotional isolation, and the cost of choices made under the weight of duty. Intimate and psychologically complex, the novel explores the struggle between personal freedom and social obligation, revealing how regret can shape an entire life.

This collector’s edition presents Wharton’s haunting tragic romance in a volume designed to deepen the reading experience.

This special edition includes:

• The complete, unabridged text of Ethan Frome
• Original illustrations created especially for this edition
• An original biography of Edith Wharton
• A carefully designed interior for comfortable reading
• A handsome presentation suited to personal libraries, classrooms, and gifts

Whether you are discovering Edith Wharton for the first time or returning to one of the most affecting works of classic American literature, this illustrated edition offers a meaningful way to experience her enduring story.

Add this collector’s edition of Ethan Frome to your library, or give it as a thoughtful gift to a reader who treasures beautifully presented literary classics.