u003cpu003e*u003cbu003eThe multi-million copy bestseller*u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eSoon to be a major filmu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eA Number One u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e Bestselleru003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'Painfully beautiful' u003cbu003eu003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e 'Unforgettable . . . as engrossing as it is moving' u003cbu003eu003ciu003eDaily Mailu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e 'A rare achievement' u003cbu003eu003ciu003eThe Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e 'I can't even express how much I love this book!' u003cbu003eReese Witherspoonu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003e-------------------------------------------------u003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eFor years, rumors of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals 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, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life - until the unthinkable happens.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cbu003e-------------------------------------------------u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e '[It] will reach a huge audience though the writer's old-fashioned talents for compelling character, plotting and landscape description' u003ciu003eu003cbu003eThe Guardianu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e 'For sheer escapism pick up u003ciu003eWhere The Crawdads Singu003c/iu003e . . . there is writing that takes your breath away' u003ciu003eu003cbu003eThe Timesu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e 'All is not as it seems in this heartbreaking coming-of-age bestseller' u003ciu003eu003cbu003eThe i newspaperu003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e
