{"product_id":"where-the-crawdads-sing","title":"Where the Crawdads Sing","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I can't even express how much I love this book! I didn't want this story to end!\" Reese Witherspoon\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Painfully beautiful.\" \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver and Celeste Ng, \u003ci\u003eWHERE THE CRAWDADS SING\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003epainfully beautiful first novel\u003c\/b\u003e 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 - New York Times Book Review\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Amazon Best Book of August 2018:\u003c\/b\u003e This novel has a mystery at its core, but it can be read on a variety of levels. There is great nature writing; there is coming of age; and there is literature. \u003ci\u003eCrawdads\u003c\/i\u003e is a story lovingly told-one that takes its time in developing its characters and setting, and in developing the story. You'll want to relax and take your time as well, and when you're done you will want to talk about it with another reader. - Chris Schluep, Amazon Book Review\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteeped in the rhythms and shadows of the coastal marshes of North Carolina's Outer Banks, this \u003cb\u003efierce and hauntingly beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e novel centers on...Kya's heartbreaking story of learning to trust human connections, intertwine[d] with \u003cb\u003ea gripping murder mystery\u003c\/b\u003e, revealing savage truths. \u003cb\u003eAn astonishing debut.\u003c\/b\u003e - People\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003elush mystery is perfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver\u003c\/b\u003e - Bustle\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA nature-infused romance with \u003cb\u003ea killer twist\u003c\/b\u003e - Refinery29\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart murder-mystery, part coming-of-age novel, its evocation of the marshland and its inhabitants is \u003cb\u003eas unforgettable as Kya herself\u003c\/b\u003e. A story of loneliness, survival and love that's \u003cb\u003eas engrossing as it is moving\u003c\/b\u003e - Daily Mail\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeart-wrenching\u003c\/b\u003e...A \u003cb\u003efresh exploration of isolation and nature from a female perspective \u003c\/b\u003ealong with \u003cb\u003ea compelling love story\u003c\/b\u003e. - Entertainment Weekly\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor a debut the prose is\u003cb\u003e impressively accomplished\u003c\/b\u003e . . . A Hollywood film seems inevitable. Yet it will be hard to match on screen the delicacy of Owens's exploration of the natural world. \u003cb\u003eKya and her magical little world are a rare achievement\u003c\/b\u003e - The Times\u003cbr\u003eDelia Owens is the co-author of three internationally bestselling nonfiction books about her life as a wildlife scientist in Africa including \u003ci\u003eCry of the Kalahari\u003c\/i\u003e. She has won the John Burroughs Award for Nature Writing and has been published in \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe African Journal of Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. She currently lives in Idaho. \u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\r\n                                        ","brand":"Where the Crawdads Sing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42283588747455,"sku":"9781472154668","price":25.19,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/Y56Vt5GEN-w3cknFglwR_dESX93ispvZnRlVXTU-eaudlQ_60_60.jpg?v=1679036458","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/where-the-crawdads-sing","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}