Though my stories aren't autobiographical, I do sometimes use things from my life. Kim Edwards autobiographicallifestory Change image and share on social
I love to swim, and I love being near water. Kim Edwards loveswimwater Change image and share on social
It's impossible to control the reception of your work - the only thing you can control is the experience of writing itself, and the work you create. Kim Edwards controlcreateexperience Change image and share on social
My first job was in a nursing home - a terrible place in retrospect. It was in an old house, and the residents were so lonely. People rarely visited them. I only stayed there a couple of months, but it made a strong impression on me. Kim Edwards couplehomehouse share on social
The way we behave, our views and outlooks really have their sources some place. They come from somewhere. Sometimes we don't even know what they are, and yet they're very powerful in our lives. Kim Edwards behaveliveoutlook Change image and share on social
I had a great life even before 'The Memory Keeper's Daughter' took off. I really enjoy teaching. Kim Edwards daughterenjoygreat Change image and share on social
The secret at the heart of 'The Memory Keeper's Daughter' is something everybody, except for some of the characters, knows in Chapter 1. Some of the narrative tension comes from that distance between what the readers know and what the characters know. Kim Edwards chaptercharacterdaughter share on social
Lexington is home to the University of Kentucky, where my husband and I teach, as well as to Transylvania University, the oldest college established west of the Allegheny Mountains, and several multinational companies; people come and go from all over the world. Kim Edwards alleghenycollegecompany share on social
I think that it would be hard to find a family that didn't have a secret in it somewhere, and sometimes we know about them, sometimes we don't. Sometimes we have an inkling that there's something hidden, but I think that it touches everybody's life. Kim Edwards familyfindhard share on social
Many Lexington natives believe they live in a special place, one impossible to leave. I'm not so sure about that - or it's more accurate to say I think a more general truth exists beneath it: the place you first call home stays with you always, whether you remain or go. Kim Edwards accuratebeneathcall share on social
