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Rumours have been circulating about Kya Clark in the quiet town of Barkley Cove on the coast of North Carolina for years. They call her the “Marsh Girl”, a feral child. After her mother abandons her one August morning, her older siblings gradually leave too. Eventually, after many nights of drinking, her father doesn't return either, leaving Kya completely alone. But not quite…
Kya is an intelligent and sensitive girl. She lives in harmony with nature, fending for herself in the marsh she calls home. She watches the herons, collects shells, and catches fish. Her best friends are the gulls and a boy named Tate who, like Kya, loves nature and everything that radiates from it. He teaches the young girl to read, and they become inseparable friends. But the time comes in her life when she longs for the closeness of other people, for touch and for love. One day, however, Tate leaves and Kya, now a young woman, is alone once more.
Her wild beauty captivates a young man from town, Chase Andrews, and a whole new life opens up for Kya. When Chase's body is found lifeless in the marsh on the 13th of October 1969, the townspeople begin to suspect the Marsh Girl, Kya Clark, of his murder. But the marsh knows everything about death; it knows that death doesn't always have to be a tragedy.
The novel Where the Crawdads Sing is a beautiful ode to nature, the story of an abandoned adolescent girl learning to trust people, and a portrayal of a mysterious murder with a surprising ending. Delia Owens reminds us that our childhoods mark us for life and that we are all subject to the wonderful secrets of nature.
» The New York Times Bestseller 2019, 2020
» Amazon's Bestselling Book
» Over 7 million copies sold
» Goodreads Book of the Year 2019 – 935,000 reader ratings
» Nominated for several literary awards
» Film rights purchased by Reese Witherspoon's production company
