Icy Sparks

by Gwyn Hyman Rubio

(Fiction, 1998, Kentucky author)

Set in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, this novel provides an insightful snapshot of life in rural Appalachia in the 1950s through the eyes of Icy Sparks, who suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome. A 1998 New York Times Notable Book and a 1999 Oprah’s Book Club pick.  308 p. Also available to download as an audio book.