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Get the Summary of Delia Owens's Where the Crawdads Sing in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: 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...
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In Where the Crawdads Sing (2018), Delia Owens juxtaposes a coming of age story and a murder mystery. She reminds readers of the child that is within them, while also subjecting them to the violent yet beautiful secrets of nature.
Isolation influences behavior, and Kya, the protagonist, endures much mistreatment and abandonment by her parents, siblings,...
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For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark. But Kya is not what they say. Abandoned at age ten, she has survived on her own in the marsh that she calls home. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life lessons from the...
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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...
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Gdzie śpiewają raki to powieść, która okazała się jednym z objawień literackich ostatnich lat. Barkley Cove, senne miasteczko gdzieś u wybrzeży Karoliny Północnej. W 1969 na jednym z tamtejszych mokradeł odnalezione zostaje ciało Chase'a Andrewsa. Miejscowi są przekonani, że za jego zniknięciem stoi tajemnicza Dziewczyna z Bagien. Oczy wszystkich zwracają się w kierunku Kyi Clark, a sama Kyia nagle musi zmierzyć się z dziesiątkami...
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En Barkley Cove, un tranquilo pueblo de pescadores, circulan extraños rumores sobre la "chica de la marisma". Desde los seis años, Kya deambula completamente sola entre canales y cañaverales, apenas cubierta y descalza. Aunque solo asiste un día a la escuela, la marisma y sus criaturas no tienen secretos para ella: la alimentan, la acunan, la protegen, son sus maestros y compañeras de juego. Kya aprende a descifrar los signos de la naturaleza...
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A man called Otto: Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, it tells the story of Otto Anderson, a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside down.
Women talking: The women of an insular, ultraconservative...
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