~ Standard Hardcover
~ Winner of the Idaho Book of the Year - 2018
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.
Delia Owens reminds her readers 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.
“Steeped in the rhythms and shadows of the coastal marshes of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, this fierce and hauntingly beautiful novel centers on Kya’s heartbreaking story of learning to trust human connections, intertwine[d] with a gripping murder mystery, revealing savage truths.” -- People