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19 February 2019
An isolated, reclusive "Swamp Girl" becomes an amazingly capable science writer, and more.
2 of 2 found this helpful This first novel, by a published biologist, "Crawdads" is liberally sprinkled with references to
the flora, fauna, and wildlife in a swampy coastal area of North Carolina -- where the story is sited.
The youngest child of a broken family -- alcoholic father, abused mother who ultimately walks out -- is left at a very young age to fend for herself with no apparent means of support. But she finds a way. Reclusive, and intimidated by a society who considers her an "other," she is mentored by a young man who teaches her to read. By her early 20s, she develops attraction toward a couple of men, while remaining wary of them. When one of them is found dead, she comes under suspicion . . . whereupon this book becomes impossible to put down. A great, gripping read!