#1 Bestseller
A haunting murder mystery set in the wild marshes of North Carolina. This #1 New York Times Bestseller has captivated over 18 million readers with its story of Kya, the “Marsh Girl,” who must fight for survival and belonging when suspicion turns her way.
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Some books settle into your bones and stay there. This #1 New York Times Bestseller is one of them.
Where the Crawdads Sing has captivated more than 18 million readers worldwide, and it’s easy to see why. Delia Owens weaves together a haunting murder mystery, a tender coming-of-age story, and a love letter to the wild coastal marshes of North Carolina. At the heart of it all is Kya Clark—the so-called “Marsh Girl”—who has lived alone in the wetlands for years, raised more by the gulls and tides than by people.
When a local man is found dead in 1969, suspicion falls on Kya. But she is so much more than the rumors whispered in town. She’s brilliant, observant, and deeply connected to the natural world around her. As two young men are drawn to her quiet strength and wild beauty, Kya begins to open her heart—only to face betrayal and loss in ways she never imagined.
This is a book that lingers. Owens’ prose is as lush and layered as the marsh itself, and her story asks profound questions about loneliness, resilience, and what it means to belong. Selected as a New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, and now a major motion picture, Where the Crawdads Sing is the kind of novel you’ll want to press into the hands of everyone you know.
Perfect for readers who love literary fiction, stories of survival, and the quiet power of nature.
Painfully beautiful.
A painfully beautiful first novel that is at once a murder mystery, a coming-of-age narrative and a celebration of nature....Owens here surveys the desolate marshlands of the North Carolina coast through the eyes of an abandoned child. And in her isolation that child makes us open our own eyes to the secret wonders—and dangers—of her private world.
Owens has crafted a wondrous ode to the natural world, and a profound coming-of-age novel about a young woman overcoming a lifetime of abandonment and loneliness to find herself in the marshlands of North Carolina.
A marvelous debut.
Steeped in the rhythms and shadows of the coastal marshlands...this is an elegant debut with its heart on its sleeve.
This debut novel is gorgeous...with a compelling and unexpected ending.
A lush debut novel...with a shocking twist.
Owens's writing is elegant, her descriptions of the natural world are stunning and her characters are fully realized, especially Kya.
This is atmospheric storytelling at its finest.
I didn't want to put this book down.
| Weight | 0.70 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.45 × 0.82 × 8.15 in |
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