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Kim Edwards has 11 past events. (show)  Discover Great New Writers Kim Edwards Kim Edwards discusses The Lake of Dreams. Kim Edwards, the bestselling author of ”The Memory Keeper’s Daughter” visits us with her most enjoyable second novel, ”The Lake of Dreams.” Hers is the story of a woman’s homecoming, a family secret, and the old house that holds the key to the true legacy of a family. It’s a novel with surprises at every turn and a puzzle to delight readers right up to the story’s climax. Her first novel was a No. 1 New York Times bestseller which drew millions of readers across the country. She also is the author of a short story collection, ”The Secrets of a Fire King.” She received a Whiting Writers Award in 2002 and has taught in the MFA programs at Warren Wilson and Washington University. She currently is an assistant professor of English at the University of Kentucky. (jasbro)… (more) Kim Edwards Kim Edwards discusses The Lake of Dreams. Kim Edwards, the bestselling author of ”The Memory Keeper’s Daughter” visits us with her most enjoyable second novel, ”The Lake of Dreams.” Hers is the story of a woman’s homecoming, a family secret, and the old house that holds the key to the true legacy of a family. It’s a novel with surprises at every turn and a puzzle to delight readers right up to the story’s climax. Her first novel was a No. 1 New York Times bestseller which drew millions of readers across the country. She also is the author of a short story collection, ”The Secrets of a Fire King.” She received a Whiting Writers Award in 2002 and has taught in the MFA programs at Waren Wilson and Washington University. She currently is an assistant professor of English at the University of Kentucky. (jasbro)… (more) Book Discussion Group Kim Edwards, The Memory Keeper's Daughter. "Compulsively readable and deeply moving, the Memory Keeper's Daughter is an astonishing tale of redemptive love." Free and open to the public; all are welcome to join in the conversation! FMI call Sally at 284-4181. (eenerd) Kim Edwards Kim Edwards discusses The Lake of Dreams. From the store site: The best-selling author of The Memory Keeper’s Daughter and Secrets of a Fire King Kim Edwards comes to the Coolidge to talk about her new novel, The Lake of Dreams. When Lucy Jarrett returns to her family’s rambling lakeside house, she begins to piece together the puzzle of her history. (sweeks1980)… (more) Adult Book Discussion: "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards Arts & Lectures presents an evening with Kim Edwards Kim Edwards , The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Kim Edwards grew up in Skaneateles, New York, in the heart of the Finger Lakes region. The oldest of four children, she graduated from Colgate University and the University of Iowa, where she received an MFA in Fiction and an MA in Linguistics. After completing her graduate work, she went with her husband to Asia, where they spent the next five years teaching, first on the rural east coast of Malaysia, then in a small city an hour south of Tokyo, and finally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
During her time in Asia, Kim began to publish short fiction, and in 1990 her story “Sky Juice” won the Nelson Algren Award. Her stories and essays have since appeared in a wide range of periodicals. Her story collection The Secrets of a Fire King was short-listed for the 1998 Pen/Hemingway Award.
She has taught in the MFA programs at Warren Wilson and Washington University, and is currently an assistant professor at The University of Kentucky. Her novel, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter won the Kentucky Literary Award for Fiction in 2005. (booksense)… (more) Morgantown Book Discussion Group
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