Where the Crawdads Sing 

Where the Crawdads Sing 

by Delia Owens

This book offers a tempting mixture. The underpinning story is both slow-boiling and intriguing. But the book also offers a coming-of-age tale about a vulnerable girl, abandoned by those who should be looking after her; the sketching of a community, with all its tensions, rivalries – and kindnesses, and the evocation of a beautiful landscape and it’s wildlife – in this case the remote coast of the North Carolina. The book has been really enjoyed by a wide variety of readers.