A struggling New England farmer is trapped in a bleak marriage and rural poverty, torn between duty and forbidden longing with tragic results.
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A struggling New England farmer is trapped in a bleak marriage and rural poverty, torn between duty and forbidden longing with tragic results.
Edith Wharton born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930.[1] Wharton combined her insider's view of America's privileged classes with a brilliant, natural wit to write humorous, incisive novels and short stories of social and psychological insight. She was well acquainted with many of her era's other literary and public fi...
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Central love triangle with emotional longing and one kiss; no explicit sex
Sledding accident causes severe, permanent injuries and chronic pain
No profanity present
Brief, non-central references to alcohol consumption
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes
Minor references to traditional religious observance
No magic or witchcraft depicted
No occult or demonological content
Examines class constraints, gender roles, and economic hardship
On-page suicide attempt via intentional sled crash
Depicts poverty, isolation, disability, and emotional cruelty
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