Publisher's Synopsis
Edith Wharton's classic literary masterpiece, the tragic story of a poor New England Farmer, who, when his mother passes away, to fight off the loneliness, marries his mother's older nurse. Stuck in a loveless relationship, he is faced with temptation with the younger housekeeper, his wife's cousin. Torn between his empty life and the hope of something new, he makes a fateful decision with devastating consequences, which will haunt him for the rest of his life. Join us for this powerful and engrossing drama filled with illicit passion and unfulfilled longing. This novel is the basis for the motion picture starring Liam Neeson.
