I have to say that this book was probably one of the worst books I have ever read. It was pathetically sad and it made me want to empathize with the man who was cheating on his wife. Not really a good story theme. I mean yeah, life can be that way, but the way Edith Wharton wrote it, i wanted Mattie and Ethan to get together, but, he wasn't the victom. I do understand that he had a bad life, but he was still cheating on his wife. And the ending! Ugh! Poor Zeena is all i have to say.