Book summary of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
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. 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. A lush debut novel, Owens delivers her mystery wrapped in gorgeous, lyrical prose. It’s clear she’s from this place—the land of the southern coasts, but also the emotional terrain—you can feel it in the pages. A magnificent achievement, ambitious, credible and very timely.
Details of e-book Where the Crawdads Sing
- Author(s): Delia Owens
- Title: Where the Crawdads Sing
- Rating: 4.8 out of 5 base on 261446 reviews
- Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group (March 30, 2021)
- ISBN-10: 0735219109
- ISBN-13: 9780735219106
- Language: English
- Print length: 400 pages
- Categories: Literature & Fiction
