Kate’s 2¢: “Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

“Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Kate’s 2¢:  There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read. I’m just saying…

I was rooting for the little marsh girl right from the git-go. I wanted to do more than just shake the heck out of the Barkley Cove dunderheads! I wish I could have praised and encouraged the bait store proprietor and his wife. I wanted to shout  at the brother’s friend to speak up and tell Kya Clark how he really felt.

You might say, I really got sucked into the heart of this story. The theme of child abuse, not with-standing, goodness does triumph over evil and I love the ending.

From the WEB:

DELIA OWENS is the co-author of three internationally bestselling nonfiction books about her life as a wildlife scientist in Africa—Cry of the Kalahari, The Eye of the Elephant, and Secrets of the Savanna.

Narrator Cassandra Campbell serves up a bushel of Carolina accents in this debut novel by nature writer Delia Owens. Campbell’s accents give the mix of classes and regions in the story the same realistic detail Owens provides for the marsh…Prepare to be enchanted and haunted.” (AudioFile)

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Audiobook Excerpt

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Where the crawdads sing DB92245

Owens, Delia; Campbell, Cassandra. Reading time: 12 hours, 14 minutes.

Read by Cassandra Campbell.

Mystery and Detective Stories

In late 1969, when Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals of Barkley Cove, North Carolina, 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. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2018.