The Safety of Small Things by Jane Hicks so warm and wise and

so warm and wise and knowledgeable

The material and leaves are bundled together

Each restaurant―from Wallace Station to Holly Hill Inn―features dishes that combine Kentucky's bounty with Michel's celebrated vision

Narrated by a young boy (a cousin of the narrator of Still's classic novel River of Earth)

The Safety of Small Things by Jane Hicks so warm and wise andThe Safety of Small Things meditates on mortality from a revealing perspective. Images of stark examination rooms, the ravages of chemotherapy, biopsies, and gel soaked towels entwine with remembrance to reveal grace and even beauty where they are least expected. Jane Hicks captures contemporary Appalachia in all of its complexities: the world she presents constantly demonstrates how the past and the present (and even the future) mingle unexpectedly.