Collects Edith Wharton's "Ethan Frome," and "Summer," depicting a New England farmer who falls in love with his hypochondriac wife's cousin and the love affair between humble New England woman and an aristocratic man; and includes writings on the historical context of the work and critical essays.
Presents two New England novels by Edith Wharton, including "Ethan Frome," the story of a young farmer who falls in love with the vivacious cousin of his hypochondriac wife, and "Summer," in which a young woman of humble origins defies society by engaging in a torrid love affair with a man far above her station.
While staying at the Gourmet Getaway, a resort in Massachusetts' Berkshire mountains, Nancy and her friends, Beth, George, and Hannah, investigate the mysterious series of events that threaten to sabotage the resort's grand opening.
Madeline Dare becomes a teacher at a boarding school for disturbed teenagers in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts and discovers that the academy hides a dark secret that could kill her if she does not join forces with a small group of rebel students.
