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Where the crawdads sing

Delia Owens

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"For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark. But Kya is not what they say. Abandoned at age ten, she has survived on her own in the marsh that she calls home. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life lessons from the land, learning from the false signals of fireflies the real way of this world. But while she could have lived in solitude forever, the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. Drawn to two young men from town, who are each intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world--until the unthinkable happens."--Provided by publisher.

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Review by JOAN LEMMON

JOAN LEMMON

A engrossing read. The descriptions of the Carolina coast are beautiful, providing a sense of peace even though the action within the narrative is griping. Highly recommended

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Title Statement Where the crawdads sing / Delia Owens.
Author Owens, Delia
Publication New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons,[2018]©2018
Extent of Item 370 pages
ISBN 0735219095
9780735219090
Other Number 3384354
Summary "For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark. But Kya is not what they say. Abandoned at age ten, she has survived on her own in the marsh that she calls home. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life lessons from the land, learning from the false signals of fireflies the real way of this world. But while she could have lived in solitude forever, the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. Drawn to two young men from town, who are each intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world--until the unthinkable happens."--Provided by publisher.
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By Topic Feral children--Fiction
By Location North Carolina--Fiction
By Genre Bildungsromans
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