NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE--The #1 New York Times bestselling
worldwide sensation with more than 18 million copies sold, hailed by
The New York Times Book Review as "a painfully beautiful first novel
that is at once a murder mystery, a coming-of-age narrative and a
celebration of nature."
For years, 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.
