In 1952, Kya is six years old, the youngest of five children, who live in the marshland of North Carolina "where critters are wild, still behaving like critters," where "biology sees right and wrong as the same color in a different light," where "man reverts to those instincts that aim straight at survival," "way out yonder where the crawdads sing." In 1969, the body of Chase Andrews is found dead. What happens before and after solves the mystery.
After her family members leave one by one, Kya, still a child, becomes self-reliant living in the family shack, becoming a part of nature and using the marsh to survive. She only goes into the village to sell the mussels she gets from the marsh and to purchase gas for the boat and other necessities.
Author Delia Owens tells a story with style and substance of how we humans have the ability to survive, grow and face the challenges of life or choose a path that leads to destruction.
Author Delia Owens tells a story with style and substance of how we humans have the ability to survive, grow and face the challenges of life or choose a path that leads to destruction.
