The Secrets of a Fire King by Kim Edwards
Explores the obstacles of time, place and circumstance in our quest for love, happiness and acceptance.
The Secrets of a Fire King gives eloquence to an astonishing range of discoveries and leaves the reader entranced * The New York Times Book Review *
Beautifully focusedEdwards' tales read like the work of a wise traveller who returns home with uncommon souvenirs from other lands. * Publishers Weekly *
Impeccable, a treasure. Edwards shows herself to be a fully realised writer. Edwards' brilliance is evident in the way she contstructs a story. * Chicago Tribune *
Beautifully focused. Edwards' tales read like the work of a wise traveller who returns home with uncommon souvenirs from other lands. * Publishers Weekly *
Beautifully focusedEdwards' tales read like the work of a wise traveller who returns home with uncommon souvenirs from other lands. * Publishers Weekly *
Impeccable, a treasure. Edwards shows herself to be a fully realised writer. Edwards' brilliance is evident in the way she contstructs a story. * Chicago Tribune *
Beautifully focused. Edwards' tales read like the work of a wise traveller who returns home with uncommon souvenirs from other lands. * Publishers Weekly *
Kim Edwards is the author of the multi-million-copy No.1 bestseller, The Memory Keeper's Daughter. She spent 5 years with her husband in Asia where they taught in Malaysia, Japan and Cambodia. During her time in Asia, she began to publish short fiction, and in 1990 her story Sky Juice won the Nelson Algren Award. Her stories and essays have since appeared in a wide range of periodicals, including Ploughshares, Zoetrope, Anteaus, Story, and The Paris Review. They have won many honors, including a National Magazine Award for Excellence in Fiction and a Pushcart Prize, as well as inclusion in The Best American Short Stories. Kim Edwards received a Whiting Writers’ Award in 2002 and is currently an assistant professor of English at the University of Kentucky.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141034577 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141034572 |
| Title | The Secrets of a Fire King |
| Author | Kim Edwards |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-08-30 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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