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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

After being abandoned by family in a swamp in Northern Carolina, Kya is left alone at a young age to carve out her own way in life. She ends up raising herself on the little bits and pieces of survival skills her family gave her before they left. Starved for human interaction, she ends up connecting with a boy named Tate, who she’s seen around their small town before. The two end up bonding over their love of nature, for everything from trees to seashells.

Labelled as peculiar by the townsfolk, she gains the nickname “Marsh Girl”. Years later, those same folks pin her as the number one suspect in a murder.

Prior to writing Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia wrote three non-fiction books on her life as a wildlife scientist. Where the Crawdads Sing is her first novel. Her purpose behind the book was to combine writings on nature with a story of loneliness and isolation, in order to show the reader how much one can learn about ourselves from our surroundings.

Where the Crawdads Sing has got to be one of the best books I’ve read in a while. It was satisfying, memorable and kept me going back for more.

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