false <![CDATA[Secrets of a Fire King: Stories]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256036720m/268480.jpg 68617 12 <div>In each of these elegant and mesmerizing stories, Kim Edwards explores the lives of those who exist on the fringes of society--a fire-eater, an American and his Korean war bride, a juggler and a trapeze artist. Spanning several generations and transporting us to exotic locations in Europe, Asia, and America, this wise and exquisite story collection marks the debut of a gifted new voice in literature.<br></div> 1407000 1997 The Secrets of a Fire King total:418|5:68|4:140|3:137|2:55|1:18| 418 1439 758 116 1 1 false true Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 06:27:34 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 11 06:33:19 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 14:15:47 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 14:27:22 -0700 2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter and wanted to read something else by the same author. The first few stories in the collection were okay, not great, but then I started to notice a pattern in the author's writing: the m...more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 12 18:52:47 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 09:25:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Mar 30 10:20:24 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 10:22:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 13:57:09 -0800 2009 Mon Jun 15 17:14:12 -0700 2009 The Secrets of a Fire King
By Kim Edwards
255pp New York, New York
Penguin Group (USA) inc. $14.00
ISBN: 978-0-14-311230-3

The Secrets of a Fire King is a wonderful collection of short stories portraying the lives of people who you don’t find in New York City today. ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 17 23:28:02 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 19 22:02:03 -0700 2009
The short story collection has fourteen short stories. They are set in very different places and in very different eras. They...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 22:18:18 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 22:27:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 25 17:50:49 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 17:52:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 22 13:11:14 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 18:17:24 -0800 2009
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I found the last story to be very good and impacting - how the girl's life was created by her mother but only to benefit her mother. The story, "In the...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 29 13:21:27 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 29 19:53:49 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 true false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 18:26:34 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 18:30:41 -0700 2008 The Memory Keeper's Daughter and used them to create vignettes. There is still room for power here, but I was more caught in the first 2-3 stories than in the rem...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 24 08:01:21 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 08:04:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 23 10:18:39 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 05 13:25:12 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 23 10:18:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 27 18:00:37 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 13:29:05 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sun Nov 23 08:50:15 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 08:51:07 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Feb 26 08:39:55 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 15:55:56 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 08:39:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Nov 24 17:20:23 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 17:21:13 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 11:44:56 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 11:48:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 08:39:13 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 11:46:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=268480