Итан Фром by Edith Wharton

A stoic New England farmer, trapped in a cold, burdensome marriage and the deadening routine of rural poverty, finds solace and emotional connection with his wife’s warm, dependent cousin who comes to help; their growing attachment and a desperate bid for freedom on a sleigh end in a devastating accident that leaves them physically broken and trapped in an even harsher domestic arrangement, exposing the crushing weight of isolation, duty, and thwarted desire.

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