Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton audiobook

Ethan Frome

By Edith Wharton
Read by Adam Sims

Naxos

Unabridged

Format : Retail CD (In Stock)
  • $22.99

    ISBN: 9781799955689

  • $39.99

    ISBN: 9781799955696

Runtime: 3.53 Hours
Category: Fiction/Classics
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award

The story of Ethan Frome, set deep in the remote countryside of Massachusetts, New England, in a world of small-town prejudice, pettiness and rural poverty, explores the crippling marriage of a young man to an older woman and his love for her vibrant young cousin, Mattie, who lives as a dependent in the Frome household. His feelings lead to a day of explosive emotions with tragic consequences.

Published in 1911, two years before Wharton divorced her husband, the novel integrates the raw experiences of the author’s own life to create a powerful tale of the tragic destruction of innocent love, in a stark, compressed and unified form. Over time, the book has gained the reputation of being Edith Wharton’s best work.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Adam Sims delivers an excellent narration, capturing Frome’s distinct New England demeanor and secondary characters’ voices with equal attention to detail. The story of doomed lovers transcends despair to capture the imagination, thanks to Sims’s energetic and appealing deep voice. What might be dismissed on the printed page as dreary comes to life…If your English class of years gone by formed your opinion of this novel, try it again with this audiobook. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile

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Author Bio: Edith Wharton

Author Bio: Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton (1862–1937) is the author of several novels, including The Age of Innocence and Old New York, both of which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. She was the first woman to receive that honor. In 1929 she was awarded the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Fiction. She was born in New York and is best known for her stories of life among the upper-class society into which she was born. She was educated privately at home and in Europe. In 1894 she began writing fiction, and her novel The House of Mirth established her as a leading writer.

Details

Details

Available Formats : Retail CD, MP3 CD
Category: Fiction/Classics
Runtime: 3.53
Audience: Adult
Language: English