Large print book
Where the crawdads sing / Delia Owens.
For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. Kya Clark is not what they say. Abandoned at ten, she has survived on her own in the marsh. With just one day of school, she takes life lessons from the land, learning the real way of this world. But while she could have lived in solitude forever, the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. Drawn to two young men from town, who are each intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world -- until the unthinkable happens.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984827616
- ISBN: 1984827618
- Physical Description: 484 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First large print edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Random House Large Print, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
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- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 5 / 5.0
Content descriptions
| Awards Note: | Reese Witherspoon's September 2018 Book Club Pick. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Solitude > Fiction. Hermits > Fiction. Trials (Murder) > Fiction. Marshes > Fiction. Large type books. North Carolina > Fiction. United States > History > 1961-1969 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. |
Available copies
- 15 of 22 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Rossland Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 22 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossland Public Library | FIC OWE (Text) | 35162001010716 | Large Print | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-06-04 |
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Viewed with suspicion in the aftermath of a tragedy, a beautiful hermit who has survived for years in the marsh becomes targeted by unthinkable forces. A first novel by the New York Times best-selling author of Cry of the Kalahari. - Random House, Inc.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENONâNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!
More than 18 million copies sold worldwide
A Reeseâs Book Club Pick
A Business Insider Defining Book of the DecadeÂ
âI can't even express how much I love this book! I didn't want this story to end!ââReese Witherspoon
âPainfully beautiful.ââThe New York Times Book Review
For years, rumors of the âMarsh Girlâ 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 lifeâuntil 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.
