Kindling Does for Firewood

by Richard King

Headstrong Margaret and her hapless boyfriend William fall in and out of love. From their first date, this boy-meets-girl novel comes to life as we hear both sides of the story. William and Margaret work their way through the familiar territories of frustrated love, earnest politics, sexual temptations, and fear of impending boredom. This is a novel about delight and joy, anger and sex, humor, and bad behavior in a world where people often hide their deepest feelings. But more importantly, it is a world where people really do care about each other.

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult

190 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

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Richard King is the Founder & CEO at Product Marketing Alliance, the number one product marketing community. In just two years, the PMA has grown to 60,000+ members, boasting multiple accredited certifications and partnering with renowned brands like Microsoft, TikTok, Salesforce, Gong, Intuit, and Google.

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another one I just keep coming back to - he manages to weave a Peter Pan theme through a grungy university romance (with a Lolita-style sub-story) in Melbourne with ease.

[emma curtis · Rating 3 out of 5]

funny and endearing at first but far too disgusting for me by the end

[Tracey Hook · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful love story full of twist and turns. Haunting and meserizing.