Introduction Barkley Cove, a sleepy village on the North Carolina coast, has been haunted by legends of the "Marsh Girl" for years. So, when attractive Chase Andrews is discovered dead in late 1969, the villagers quickly suspect Kya Clark, well known as the Marsh Girl. But Kya is not as they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has spent years alone in the marsh she calls home, making friends with gulls and learning from the sand. Then comes the period when she wants to be caressed and adored. When two young men from town are drawn to her untamed beauty, Kya embraces a new life—until the unimaginable occurs. Where the Crawdads Sing is a gorgeous homage to nature, a painful coming-of-age story, and an unexpected murder mystery. Owens reminds us that we are forever influenced by the children we once were and that we are all vulnerable to nature's beautiful and violent mysteries. Where are the Crawdads? Sing weaves beautiful descriptions of the natural environment with the st...
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