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Title: darkly atmospheric and fine.
Review: published in 1911, this, i can guess, was no feel good hit of the summer. this is dark stuff about the loneliness of a man ensnared by the hard life of a turn of the century farm, with a hypochondriac wife who allows no place for joy in their lives. enter a ray of light: the wife's cousin, hired for household duties. ethan frome is smitten. things do not go well. for all the sadness this work radiates, it is beautifully atmospheric and captures a time and place with vividly drawn characters. edith wharton is a masterful novelist who you should certainly read. this is just not a cheerful tale, for sure. like many of life's tales.
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