Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
For years, the 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.
The Page Turners Book Club will discuss this title on Wednesday, August 20, at 1:30 pm at the Sunrise Beach Library. The Page Turners Book Club meets on the third Wednesday of the month, except for in June and July went they meet on the third Thursday of the month, at 1:30 pm.
Copies of this title are available from: Missouri Evergreen Card Catalog and Missouri Libraries 2 Go & Libby
