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Book Recommendation: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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Book Recommendation: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

 

Where the Crawdads Sing (2018) is the story of a young girl struggling to make it on her own in the coastal marshes of North Carolina. This the debut novel by the award winning author Delia Owens. Dolores and I enjoyed this book and highly recommend it for your reading list. Click in the links to learn more about the author and books written with her husband Mark Owens.

 

Delia Owens

 

Books by Delia Owens

 

"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. She has won the John Burroughs Award for Nature Writing and has been published in Nature, The African Journal of Ecology, and International Wildlife, among many others. She currently lives in Idaho, where she continues her support for the people and wildlife of Zambia. Where the Crawdads Sing is her first novel." - Goodreads

 

Goodreads Review of Where the Crawdads Sing

"For 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.

Perfect for fans of Barbara Kingsolver and Karen Russell, Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps."
 

 

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Orchids, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA USA IMG 6819 Canon PowerShot G11 Camera 1/100 sec., f/4, 21.461 mm, ISO 160, no flash Photograph by Roy Kelley Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs

Orchids, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA USA IMG 6819
Canon PowerShot G11 Camera 1/100 sec., f/4, 21.461 mm, ISO 160, no flash
Photograph by Roy Kelley
Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs

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Roy Kelley, Retired, Former Associate Broker, RE/MAX Realty Group

Gaithersburg, Maryland  

Comments (16)

Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Thank you for the book recommendation. I will look for it at the library

Feb 18, 2019 03:01 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Roy. The wife and i will be at the bookstore today looking for books to take on vacation. I will be going with fiction this time. Enjoy your day! 

Feb 18, 2019 03:46 AM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Thanks for the recommendation, Roy.  This book is now on my reading list.

Feb 18, 2019 05:26 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I love the title of the book, Roy.  If the book is as interesting as the title, I'm certain it is a good read.

Feb 18, 2019 06:44 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Roy,

Like Myrl Jeffcoat , I love the title.  I have added it to may growing list, and I am thinking I should have a notebook dedicated to your recommendations.  A

Feb 18, 2019 02:58 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

The title rings a bell, not the author... now with that said I am so far behind on our books we bought not sure when this one will get on the list:)Endre

Feb 18, 2019 10:42 PM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

Oh my gosh, I missed this one, didn't I?  Bernie is now reading it and is also enjoying it immensely. I might have known you would already be familiar with this author. 

Apr 08, 2019 08:21 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD 

This is definitely one of my favorite books this year. 

Sadly, there is limited interest in my book recommendations. 

Apr 08, 2019 08:26 AM
Debb Janes

I appreciate your recommendations Roy. Many folks are just busy, I think. 

Apr 08, 2019 08:28 AM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Roy,
I missed this too but saw it on Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD reblog.  I'm going to see if it's available on Audible since I'm due to make a new selection.

Apr 09, 2019 09:16 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Your feedback is always welcome and is very much appreciated.

Apr 09, 2019 09:19 AM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

My husband is one of the few people I know who still goes to the library every Sunday to drop off and pick up books. I will recommend this to him. Thanks, Roy.

Apr 09, 2019 10:52 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Realtor Top 1% 

This is a book that both of you should read. 

Apr 09, 2019 12:00 PM