new england

Presents a series of related short stories that examine the lives of the residents of Granite State Trailerpark.

Frome, a lonely, poverty-stricken, nineteenth-century New England farmer, has long and faithfully cared for his bitter, invalid wife, but when his wife's distant young cousin comes to take over as housekeeper, she and Frome succumb to forbidden passion with tragic results.

When Meg receives a bolt of exquisite lace to be used on her wedding day, she struggles to safeguard it from her covetous sister Jo.

Although Amy encourages the attentions of Robert, a well-to-do classmate, she must face her true feelings when he surprises her with an expensive gift.

In four ghost stories, set in nineteenth century Concord, Massachusetts, each of the March sisters has a supernatural encounter.

In early twentieth-century New England, talkative, ten-year-old Rebecca goes to live with her spinster aunts, one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental, and spends seven difficult but rewarding years growing up in their company.

A field guide to the forests of the Northeast that explains how to read the forest landscape and learn about its history, wildlife, and plants.

Contains the story of Ethan Frome, a New England farmer who is married to a hypochondriac, but in love with his wife's lively cousin, Mattie.

Special affections and loyalties develop among the seven children of the privileged and wealthy Massachusetts family of Rosie and Augustus Paine Vincent.