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The Secrets of a Fire King: Stories
by Kim Edwards
Product Group: Book
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (1997-03)
ISBN: 0393040267
EAN: 9780393040265
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Hardcover: 234 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: 080501007
Condition: Collectible: Very Go
Comments: This First Edition, First Printing copy is in excellent condition. No visible markings, highlights, underlining, tears to text. Tight spine. Clean Hard Cover. Top, back Dust Jacket edge has a crease, which has it slightly turned-up. Overall, cover is clean with light/minimum, shelf/edge wear. Very interesting copy, worth having at an affordable price. (L12-19
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Set in Asia, America, and Europe, a compelling 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. A first collection.
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Customer Reviews
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Details are sublime
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-09-02
This book had better writing than "Memory Keeper", and I am shocked at the reviews to the contrary. Highly recommended.
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All the same
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-08-14
Reading the back cover of this book, I expected an intriguing and exciting collection of short stories focusing on people in extraordinary situations- it promises stories of fire-eaters, trapeze artists, and Marie Curie's cleaning lady, among others.
After the first few stories, however, it became clear to me that the author had in mind a few stock plot turns that she somehow incorporated into almost every story. Yes, the settings and characters differ, but nearly each story has one of two endings. Although it is commonly accepted that there are certain elements present in most stories , this book takes the common elements to an extreme. Perhaps if one were to read one or two of these stories, they might be more enjoyable. Twelve, however, is too many.
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There is a reason this book was $3.99
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-04-29
1 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
It is awful. A bunch of sad stories that do not make much sense (Rat Stories? Come on). If this book could hold its own weight it wouldn't need to ride the coat tails of Memory Keepers Daughter.
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Great book!
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-04-23
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
I read "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" first, and absolutely loved it! So I bought this book, hoping that this one will be as good. And it is! I saw this book at Border's, and I was going to pay the $14.00 cover price for it. But I decided to wait, and thankfully I did, because the price here (I think I paid $3.60 or so for it) is much better. But I will say that it is worth the cover price. I thought this book was new....but it actually was published I think 1997.
Some of the stories ended in a way I had think about them for a few times before I actually got it, but they all are written beautifully. Each story is about a character, rather then plot, which is awesome. You get to know each one, indentify with some, and really feel what they feel. And if you've got kids, short stories are the way to go! My kids like to talk to me when I read LOL So this way I can get done with a story quickly and then go do what I need to do and come back later.
All in all, I highly recommend it. Also, buy "The Memory Keeper's Daughter", its awesome!
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Enchantment and hardship blend in some outstanding surveys.
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-09-03
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
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.
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