The Secrets of a Fire King: Stories (Wheeler Large Print Book Series) - Softcover

Edwards, Kim

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9781597226004: The Secrets of a Fire King: Stories (Wheeler Large Print Book Series)

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ISBN 10: 1597226009 ISBN 13: 9781597226004

Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc, 2008

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Set in Asia, America, and Europe, an anthology of short fiction explores the many faces and facets of love, the consequences of love used unwisely, and human beings and their search for identity and struggle to realize their dreams.

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Review:

"Impeccable, a treasure...[Kim Edwards] shows herself to be a fully realized writer.... Edwards's brilliance is evident in the way she constructs a story." --Patricia Lear, "The Chicago Tribune"
"[An] accomplished first collection.... The Secrets of a Fire King gives eloquence to their astonishing range of discoveries, and leaves the reader entranced."--Nina Sonenberg, "The New York Times Book Review"
"Striking...powerful."--Amanda Heller, "The Boston Globe"
"Stunning...[Edwards's] sinuous prose and endless empathy work their spell....Radiant, original, and passionate, these are memorable stories." --Andrea Barrett, author of "Ship Fever"
Impeccable, a treasure . . . Edwardss brilliance is evident in the way she constructs a story.
"Chicago Tribune"
Stunning . . . [Edwardss] sinuous prose and endless empathy work their spell. . . . Radiant, original, and passionate, these are memorable stories.
Andrea Barrett, author of "Ship Fever"
"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 focused ... [Edwardss] tales read like the work of a wise traveler who returns home with uncommon souvenirs from other lands.
"Publishers Weekly"
Striking ... powerful.
"The Boston Globe"

aImpeccable, a treasure . . . Edwardsas brilliance is evident in the way she constructs a story.a
a"Chicago Tribune"
aStunning . . . [Edwardsas] sinuous prose and endless empathy work their spell. . . . Radiant, original, and passionate, these are memorable stories.a
aAndrea Barrett, author of "Ship Fever"
a"The Secrets of a Fire King" gives eloquence to an astonishing range of discoveries and leaves the reader entranced.a
a"The New York Times Book Review"
aBeautifully focused ... [Edwardsas] tales read like the work of a wise traveler who returns home with uncommon souvenirs from other lands.a
a"Publishers Weekly"
aStriking ... powerful.a
a"The Boston Globe"

"Impeccable, a treasure . . . Edwards''s brilliance is evident in the way she constructs a story."
-"Chicago Tribune"

"Stunning . . . [Edwards''s] sinuous prose and endless empathy work their spell. . . . Radiant, original, and passionate, these are memorable stories."
-Andrea Barrett, author of "Ship Fever"

""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 focused ... [Edwards''s] tales read like the work of a wise traveler who returns home with uncommon souvenirs from other lands."
-"Publishers Weekly"

"Striking ... powerful."
-"The Boston Globe"
"Impeccable, a treasure . . . Edwards's brilliance is evident in the way she constructs a story."
-Chicago Tribune

"Stunning . . . [Edwards's] sinuous prose and endless empathy work their spell. . . . Radiant, original, and passionate, these are memorable stories."
-Andrea Barrett, author of Ship Fever

"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 focused ... [Edwards's] tales read like the work of a wise traveler who returns home with uncommon souvenirs from other lands."
-Publishers Weekly

"Striking ... powerful."
-The Boston Globe

About the Author:

Kim Edwards has won numerous awards, including a Whiting Award and the Nelson Algren Award and most recently the Kentucky Literary Award for fiction. She is the author of a collection of short stories, The Secrets Of a Fire King, which was an alternate for the PEN/Hemingway Award. Her stories and essays have appeared in Ploughshares, Zoetrope, Anteaus, Story, and The Paris Review and have received a National Magazine Awards for excellence in Fiction and a Pushcart Prize. A graduate of the Iowa's Writers' Workshop, she currently teaches writing at the University of Kentucky. This is her first novel, which has been chosen as a Barnes and Noble Discover title. She lives in Lexington, Kentucky with her husband and daughters.

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