Let me start by saying: this is a genuinely wonderful book which you should immediately procure. Then make yourself some strong sweet tea, curl up in your favourite reading spot, and gift yourself a few hours to fall in love with it. I guarantee: it’s worth your time. Where the Crawdads Sing is the debut novel of Delia Owens who, prior to its publication, had published only non-fiction books. It tells the story of Kya, who local townspeople shun and jeer, calling her the ‘Marsh […]

This book had many fantastic reviews and I was looking forward to reading it as it was the Hello Sunshine Book Club choice for September 2018.  It did not disappoint! I would love to see this made into a movie. This is the story of young Kya,  who grew up in the marsh of North Carolina.  Her mother abandoned her and her siblings when she was very young, and then all her siblings left next.   Her father is an abusive drunk, and is rarely around […]