The Secrets of a Fire King: Stories

by Kim Edwards

Book Overview

The first story collection from the author of the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" With "The Memory Keeper's Daughter," Kim Edwards touched hearts across the nation. In... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143112309
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Details are sublime

This book had better writing than "Memory Keeper", and I am shocked at the reviews to the contrary. Highly recommended.

Enchantment and hardship blend in some outstanding surveys.

Kim Edwards' short stories in SECRETS OF A FIRE KING receives actress Bernadette Dunne's fine acting skills and smooth voice as they offer insights on individuals living on the edge of society, from a fire-eater and a juggler to a cleaning woman whose life is entwined with Marie Curie's. Love, enchantment and hardship blend in some outstanding surveys.

An amazing first effort

Kim Edwards is a highly gifted writer with a wonderful grasp of both character and language. While many of her locales are exotic, the characters are very recognizable in their humanity. Some stories made me cry, and others made me want to shake some sense into the characters. This book is an amazing first effort, and I look forward to Ms. Edwards' future works

Fabulous Story Collection

This book is full of a sincere magic and an earthly clarity. The characters' lives are extraordinary and compassionataly rendered -- I have been touched and moved by all their stories. If you love short story collections definitely read this book

Highly recommend!!

Ms. Edwards took me to distance lands and introduced me to wonderful characters through her strong writing style. She left me wanting more!! Thank you, Ki