Memories of a young child with an old soul, together with poetic reflections from the same old soul at middle age, make up this unique book. Little Nannie Irene describes life with an astonishing gift of insight and intuition.

When she is very young in 1936, she speaks of the time, place and events around her. Often hiding quiet and still behind doors, chairs and under beds, she watches and listens.

Hidden or not, she longs to hear and see everything about her people. It was a time when many who loved her were trapped in the poverty of a Kentucky coal miner's life.

Women of Cherokee heritage, with great sacrifice and deep knowledge, brought to Nannie Irene the quiet reality of God’s love and all His creation. With her gift of seeing and empathy, this child brings love to clear light.

Courage and sacrifice flow freely among these people, allowing the reader to fall easily into a deep river of love. Poetic reflections from the same old soul forty and more years later bring ever more light to the beauty of these nearly forgotten people.

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