{"id":708,"date":"2024-10-17T12:59:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T12:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kellofastory.com\/?page_id=708"},"modified":"2024-10-17T12:59:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T12:59:40","slug":"the-tentative-knock","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kellofastory.com\/index.php\/the-tentative-knock\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tentative Knock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellofastory.com\/index.php\/product\/the-tentative-knock\/\" data-type=\"product\" data-id=\"668\">GET PERSONALIZED COPY<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/5lm0lYX\">SHOP AMAZON<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/%22Kelly%20Capriotti%20Burton%22?Ntk=P_key_Contributor_List&amp;Ns=P_Sales_Rank&amp;Ntx=mode+matchall\">SHOP B&amp;N<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-tentative-knock-kelly-capriotti-burton\/17272591?ean=9781736117408\">SHOP BOOKSHOP.ORG<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind-the-book with Kelly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI wanted to tell a story of love that is messy, how we can aspire to a conventional life and try to do things in order, but ultimately, even as distinguished grown-ups, we have to make the best out of unexpected chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Through Jessie\u2019s eyes, we explore the story of loving again \u2013 the questions raised when two friends move on together, how grown children react to their parents moving forward, how soon is too soon, whether there is such a thing as too soon, what grief looks like, and what it really means to fall in love with a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image708_d4a1b9-cb.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image708_d4a1b9-cb .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:477px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image708_d4a1b9-cb.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image708_d4a1b9-cb .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image708_d4a1b9-cb figure{max-width:477px;}.kb-image708_d4a1b9-cb .image-is-svg, .kb-image708_d4a1b9-cb .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image708_d4a1b9-cb .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image708_d4a1b9-cb\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kellofastory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kellofastory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1.png 991w, https:\/\/www.kellofastory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kellofastory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-768x670.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kellofastory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-600x524.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jessie\u2019s story was inspired by a few real-life widows around me, who moved on at various post-loss intervals \u2013 and were a variety of ages themselves \u2013 but all faced the same kind of reactions when they remarried. And as a wife of a 13-years-older husband, their journeys made me think about what my own might look like someday, if somehow my Rod and I don\u2019t pass away together, in our 9th and 10th decades, holding hands in our beach chairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I graduated high school in 1995. We saw the rise and fall of Kurt Cobain and drowned our sorrows with&nbsp;Purple Passion while listening to Tori Amos and that song called \u201cCreep.\u201d Honestly, when you listen to grunge lyrics as a parent of teens, it gives you a whole different perspective. We were \u2013 and are \u2013 an angsty, overthinking generation. This shows in Jessie\u2019s constant second-guessing of her choices and checking-in of others\u2019 feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, as Generation-X settles in to early midlife, I thought it would be fun to explore how different that second (third?) act looks from those of our Baby Boomer parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My first experience with senior citizenship was with my grandparents, staunchly in the World War II generation. Unlike them, we won\u2019t be retiring at age 62, and the world is opened wide to us with the internet. How does this change growing older? And really, how fun is it to explore what people who know all the words to&nbsp;<em>Jagged Little Pill<\/em>&nbsp;will be like as senior-ish citizens?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have always believed that no one is meant to be alone (unless, of course, that is what they want, but I kind of refuse to accept anyone really does). The way Jessie aspires to be independent, loyal, and a follower of her own heart is a story that is so fun and meaningful to write, and I hope readers will experience those same feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/gray-prod.video.arc-cdn.net\/wp-gray\/20211115\/619296c44cedfd00018789ce\/t_dbea4bb76079464aa0ac41e3577a725a_name_KELLY_BURTON_LOCAL_AUTHOR\/hd.m3u8\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Interview on GRAND STRAND TODAY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:calc( 0.5 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)));padding-right:var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal));padding-bottom:calc( 0.5 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)));padding-left:var(--wp--style--root--padding-left, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal))\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fa340856 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:calc( 0.25 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)))\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center\">Reviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:calc( 0.25 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)))\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2728545d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6224dbae wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-testimonial-name has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1\">Michael Scott Hopkins,<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Editor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-testimonial-review\">Kelly Capriotti Burton\u2019s first-person narrative told from Jessie\u2019s point of view kept me engaged in the story and often taking sides and being angry, at various times, with almost every character in the novel. The effect on the written page was nothing short of keeping the reader immersed almost as a participant in the family saga.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2728545d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6224dbae wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-testimonial-name has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1\">Courtney LaScola,<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Bookseller<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-testimonial-review\">The way Kelly wrapped you in Jessie and Paul&#8217;s story, and their pain and healing, you understood it, and ultimately rooted for them and their second chance. I especially loved the extended family and the roles they played in the story.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2728545d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6224dbae wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-testimonial-name has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1\">Sarah D,<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8220;Book Savvy Mom&#8221; &amp; Educator<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-testimonial-review\">Each chapter sucked me and, and I don\u2019t want to put the book down. 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