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The Secrets of a Fire King
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- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Showcasing the intensity and perception of a truly gifted writer, this collection of stories by the author of the number-one New York Times best-seller The Memory Keeper's Daughter transports us to exotic locations as it follows the lives of those on the fringes of society: a fire-eater, an American and his Korean war bride, a juggler and a trapeze artist, and a cleaning woman whose life is interwoven with Marie Curie's. Each must confront, in dramatically differing ways, the barriers of time, place, and circumstance in that most universal of human experiences: the quest to discover, and understand, the elusive mysteries of love.
©1997 Kim Edwards (P)2007 Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA), Inc., and Books on Tape. All rights reserved.
Critic Reviews
"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)
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