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Kerfol

Author
Edith Wharton
Read by
Finian Silverwood
Language
English
Length
49 minutes
ISBN
9781802567830
Published
10 August 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Edith Wharton
  • comedy
  • tragicomedy
  • romance
  • New England
  • symbolism
  • naturalism
  • family
  • psychological
  • drama

Description

At the Breton manor of Kerfol, Anne de Cornault’s marriage to Yves turns into isolation and dread, until his death and a pack of ghostly dogs return the house’s buried cruelty to those who listen. Jealousy, possession, and silenced love echo through empty rooms. Spoken as when Kerfol still asks what the dead keep watch for in an empty hall.

Author

Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was born into old New York money, married badly, and wrote her way into a life of her own — much of it in France. The House of Mirth follows a woman who cannot afford a misstep; The Age of Innocence won the Pulitzer, the first for a woman in fiction. Drawing rooms, divorces, and the cost of being seen: she knew the furniture from the inside. Luxury is a trap with excellent lighting.

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