K is for Kerfol
K is for Kerfol
Welcome to Day 11 of Blogging A to Z! Be sure to visit other participating blogs.
Book-ish Ghosts
Throughout the April challenge, you get to guess the ghost novel, ghost movie, or ghost beginning with the letter of the day. You can find Book-ish Ghosts contest rules here in the theme reveal.
Good news today! Today is free pass day.
This is owing to the fact that K was so difficult there was no way anyone (except for an Edith Wharton scholar) could guess it. And there’s certainly no way I could do password or charades for this odd word, either.
I am an avid follower of Edith Wharton’s. I’ve read all of her novels, and many of her short stories. In fact, one of my favorite short stories EVER is “Roman Fever.” You can read “Roman Fever” here. Anyhow, I had never heard of “Kerfol” until I did a search for K ghosts. You can read “Kerfol” here.
Here’s a literary tidbit you can trot out at your next dinner party. You know the expression “keeping up with the Jones’s”? That is a reference to Edith Wharton’s family. She was born a Jones (until she married worthless waster Wharton), and her family was a rich and influential New York powerhouse.
So, leave a comment about any Edith Wharton novel you have read or movie you have seen (or about anything at all since this is a free day). The Age of Innocence and Ethan Frome were both made into movies. The Age of Innocence is a Pulitzer winner I highly recommend–book book and movie.
Yesterday’s answer: Yes, indeed, it is a Stephen King novel. J is for
Joyland.
Have you read this one? I loved it as a sweet coming-of-age ghost story.
6 thoughts on “K is for Kerfol”
Okay, I’ll take the day off. Almost halfway through the month, a little break is nice. 😉
~Ninja Minion Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
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Patricia Lynne, Indie Author
Okey dokey. Hope you enjoyed the day off! I know, I think many a to z-ers are getting a little tired. Onward!
I read The Age of Innocence for one of my book reports in my eighth grade social-studies class, but since I had only so much patience for long descriptions of clothes, flowers, and other things which didn’t really advance the plot, I mostly only read the dialogue and shorter, to the point narrative passages. I still got an A++ on the report, since the teacher loved my writing. Considering how I abandoned Jane Eyre at Chapter 35 the year before, it was progress that I was able to read to the end of a book with a more flowery, old-fashioned type of prose than I was used to.
My goodness, eighth grade seems awfully young to read The Age of Innocence. I sometimes think teachers push classics on kids before the right time. Many of my students hate Pride and Prejudice as well as other Austen novels, which is such a tragedy, because they had to read these books before they could see any relevance to their lives. I recommend the movie to people who don’t have time to delve completely into the novel.
Sorry I am running late – my eyes decided they did not want to read without giving me a headache yesterday, so I am playing catch up. Thank you for the link 🙂
Tasha
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You’re welcome. I hope you enjoy Edith Wharton. I know what you mean. I’ve gotten a bit behind on the challenge…but plan to catch up a little today.