But Kya is not what they say. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life's lessons from the land, learning the real ways of the world from the dishonest signals of fireflies. But while she has the skills to live 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.
In Where the Crawdads Sing, Owens juxtaposes an exquisite ode to the natural world against a profound coming of age story and haunting mystery. Thought-provoking, wise, and deeply moving, Owens’s debut novel reminds us that we are forever shaped by the child within us, while also subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.
The story asks how isolation influences the behavior of a young woman, who like all of us, has the genetic propensity to belong to a group. The clues to the mystery are brushed into the lush habitat and natural histories of its wild creatures.
This book had not been on my radar until my sister-in-law mentioned that she really enjoyed it. As soon as I started reading it I was hooked. The storyline is so good and easy to picture that I felt like I could see the characters and places vividly in my mind. When I reached the end I was in awe of the whole story overall. I then read shortly after finishing that there is a movie in the early stages. I know it will be one that I will want to go see. I would highly recommend this story.
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