Staff Pick
Wow, what a book! Delia Owens writes the story of a girl abandoned by the entire world, and how she survives. Kya is just seven years old when the last of her family walks away from her forever, but she has a deep love and understanding of the marshland she lives on, and a strength that is enormous. Though she's shunned by most of her community, she makes strong connections with a few people who help her. Owens writes poignantly about loneliness, rejection, and abandonment, as Kya grows into womanhood, and your heart can't help but break for her. When it seems that happiness is just within reach, she's crushed again. When a man turns up possibly murdered, Kya ends up on trial. Owen's story is riveting — I tore through it, ravenously — and as she picks through themes of family, solitariness, survival, and longing, you will fall deeply in love with Kya, and wish to forever live in the marsh with this precocious child of nature. Recommended By Dianah H., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
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#1 New York Times Bestseller
More than 4 million copies sold
A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick "I can't even express how much I love this book I didn't want this story to end "--Reese Witherspoon
"Painfully beautiful."--The New York Times Book Review
"Perfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver."--Bustle
For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life--until the unthinkable happens.
Perfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver and Karen Russell, Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.
Synopsis
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENON
More than 6 million copies sold
A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick
A Business Insider Defining Book of the Decade "I can't even express how much I love this book I didn't want this story to end "--Reese Witherspoon
"Painfully beautiful."--The New York Times Book Review
For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life--until the unthinkable happens.
Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.
Synopsis
#1
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENON--SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
More than 12 million copies sold worldwide
A Reese's Book Club Pick
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Business Insider Defining Book of the Decade
"I can't even express how much I love this book I didn't want this story to end "--Reese Witherspoon
"Painfully beautiful."--The New York Times Book Review
For years, rumors of the Marsh Girl have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life--until the unthinkable happens.
Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.