Where The Crawdad's Sing   by Delia Owens 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 ...

After taking January off and agreeing on a book, Truly Madly, Guilty , we met in February. Instead of going into detail about how this went over I am going to link one of our members Heather 's blog. She posted a book review on the book. I will say this we were all really excited to read it and then... Truly Madly Guilty Book Review      For March we decided to read Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. A lot of us are excited about this book so hopefully, it will go over better than the last.