Book Club: Where the Crawdads Sing

Thursday, October 3, 2019 6:00 PM

Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
Moderator: JoAnne Robbins
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.
Perfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver and Karen Russell, 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.