Saturday, August 24, 2019

Stories of the Marsh Girl

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

At the beginning of the book, Kya is a young girl. Her mother just up and leaves one day, never to come back. Then so do all of Kya's siblings. For a bit, Kya's father is around, but he is a drunk and abusive, so she'd be better off without him there. One day he leaves too, and Kya is all alone. Until Tate shows up, that is.

Kya lives in the marsh on the edge of town, and has only been to school one day in her entire life. She can't read, but she knows the marsh creatures as well as she knows herself. Tate is a few years older, and teaches Kya how to read. He also teaches her what it is to love someone, until he breaks a promise to her.

Then along comes Chase. Chase is the town golden boy, and he likes Kya. He keeps making promises to her, promises he has no intention of keeping, just so he can have her the way that he wants her.

One day, Chase turns up dead, and everyone thinks Kya did it. She has to go on trial for her freedom. Did she kill Chase?

What I liked about this was the way it went back and forth in time. I also liked the vivid imagery the author used. This book was mesmerizing.


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