Where the Crawdads Sing

*The multi-million copy bestseller*\r\nSoon to be a major film\r\nA Number One New York Times Bestseller\r\n\r\nPainfully beautiful New York Times\r\nUnforgettable . . . as engrossing as it is moving Daily Mail\r\nA rare achievement The Times \r\nI cant even express how much I love this book! Reese Witherspoon\r\n\r\n-------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nFor 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.\r\n\r\n-------------------------------------------------\r\n[It] will reach a huge audience though the writers old-fashioned talents for compelling character, plotting and landscape description The Guardian \r\nFor sheer escapism pick up Where The Crawdads Sing . . . there is writing that takes your breath away The Times\r\nAll is not as it seems in this heartbreaking coming-of-age bestseller The i newspaper