Life is always hard for the poor, in any place and at any time. Ethan Frome is a farmer in Massachusetts. He works long hours every day, but his farm makes very little money. His wife, Zeena, is a thin, grey woman, always complaining, and only interested in her own ill health.
The Mattie Silver, a young cousin, comes to live with the Fromes, to help Zeena and do the housework. Her bright smile and langhing voice bring light and hope into the Fromes' house--and into Ehtan's lonely life.
But poverty is a prison from which few people escape....
Stage 3. Oxford bookworms library. Classic Bookworms provide enjoyable reading in English at six language stages, and offer a wide range of fiction, both classic modern.
1. Beginnings
2. Coming home from the dance
3. A visit to the doctor
4. An evening together
5. Zeena's news
6. No escape
7. The last ride
8. Endings