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Ethan From is a story of ill-fated love, set during the winter
in the rural New England town of Starkfield. Ethan is a
farmer who is married to a sickly woman named Zeena. The
two live in trapped, unspoken resentment on Ethan's isolated
and failing farm. Ethan has been caring for his wife for six
years now. Due to Zeena's numerous complications they
employ her cousin to help in the house, the animated Mattie
Silver. With Mattie's youthful presence in the house, Ethan is
awoken of the bitterness of his youth's lost opportunities,
and a dissatisfaction with his life and empty marriage. Ethan
and Mattie in turn, fall in love. However, they never follow
their love due to Ethan's morals and the respect he has for
his marriage to Zeena. Ethan eagerly awaits the nights when
he is able to walk Mattie home from the town dances. He
cherishes the ground she walks on. After a visit to the
doctor, Zeena is told that she needs more sufficient hired
help. Thus, she decides to send......

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