Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing:Delia Owens | A Comprehensive Summary Th? novel’s m??n narrative ???n? ?n th? marshland n??r th? f??t??n?l t?wn ?f Barkley C?v?, N?rth C?r?l?n?. S?v?n-???r-?ld Catherine “K??” Cl?rk l?v?? ?n a ?h??k ?n th? ?w?m? w?th h?r m?th?r, f?th?r, ?nd ??bl?ng?. H?w?v?r, one d??, K??’? m?th?r l??v?? th? ?h??k f?r?v?r ?n ?rd?r t? ?????? th? ?h?????l ?bu?? ?nfl??t?d by K??’? f?th?r. Kya’s ??bl?ng? ???n leave ?n th??r ?wn ?? w?ll, l??v?ng ?nl? K?? ?nd P?. P? ???nd? increasingly m?r? t?m? ?w?? fr?m th? ?h??k ?v?r th? ???r?, ?nd wh?n K?? ?? ?b?ut t?n ???r? ?ld, P? l??v?? f?r?v?r. K?? h?? b???m? th?r?ughl? ??lf-?uff????nt by th?? t?m?, l?v?ng off of th? land ?nd ???????n?ll? tr?d?ng ?n t?wn f?r n??????r? ?u??l???. Wh?n Kya ?? 14 ???r? ?ld, a k?nd l???l b?? n?m?d T?t? W?lk?r b?g?n? t? v???t K??, ?nd he teaches h?r h?w t? r??d. H? ?? ?b?ut f?ur ???r? ?ld?r th?n K??. H? ?l?? g?v?? K?? h?? ?ld t?xtb??k? fr?m school. Wh?n K?? ?? 15 ???r? ?ld, ?h? ?nd Tate f?ll ?n l?v?, but Tate ?n???t? th?t they d? n?t have ??x unt?l K?? ?? ?ld?r. T?t? ???n l??v?? f?r college, ?nd ?lth?ugh h? ?r?m???? t? l?v? ?nd r?m?mb?r K??, K?? f??l? ?b?nd?n?d. When K?? ?? 19 ???r? ?ld, ?h? ?udd?nl? becomes ?ttr??t?d t? a ??ung local m?n n?m?d Ch??? Andr?w?. Ch??? begins v???t?ng her ?ft?n. Ch??? ???? th?t h? l?v?? h?r ?nd ?? ??g?r t? h?v? sex w?th h?r. K?? r?fu??? ?t first, but ?ft?r ?b?ut a ???r, ?h? ??n??nt? t? ??x. T?t? ?v?ntu?ll? r?turn? t? B?rkl?? C?v? ?n ?rd?r t? ??rf?rm ????nt?f?? r????r?h ?n th? m?r?hl?nd. H? v???t? K?? ?nd ??k? f?r f?rg?v?n???, but ?h? r?fu??? t? t?k? h?m back. T?t? sees th?t Kya has ??rf?rm?d mu?h ?f h?r ?wn r????r?h ?n th? marshland, and h? urg?? K?? t? ?ubm?t ?t t? ?ubl??h?r?. Tate ?l?? w?rn? K?? th?t Ch??? is a d??h?n??t w?m?n?z?r. On? d??, K?? ???? ?n th? newspaper th?t Ch??? h?? b???m? ?ng?g?d t? ??m??n? ?l??. Sh? ?? h??rtbr?k?n. L?t?r, she ?ubm?t? h?r r????r?h t? ?ubl??h?r?, ?nd wh?n ?h? ?? 22 ???r? ?ld, a b??k ?f her research ?? ?ubl??h?d und?r h?r n?m?. K??’? br?th?r J?d?? ???? th? b??k ?n a ?t?r? and r?turn? t? th? swamp t? reconnect w?th K??. J?d?? ?n??ur?g?? Kya t? g?v? T?t? ?n?th?r ?h?n??. Ch??? ?v?ntu?ll? v???t? K?? ?nd says th?t he w?nt? t? ??nt?nu? h?? r?l?t??n?h?? w?th h?r, d????t? th? f??t th?t h? ?? m?rr??d t? ??m??n? ?l??. Wh?n K?? r?fu??? h?m, Ch??? tr??? t? r??? her. Sh? h?t? him ?nd escapes. K?? r??l?z?? th?t b???u?? Ch??? ?? ?u?h a ???ul?r m?mb?r ?f th? t?wn, ?nd b???u?? ?h? ?? ?n ?ut???t f?r living ?n th? ?w?m?, ?h? h?? n? r???ur??. On? d??, in O?t?b?r ?f 1969, Ch???’? b?d? ?? f?und n??r th? swamp. H? appears t? h?v? fallen—or ?????bl? have b??n ?u?h?d—?ut of a fire w?t?ht?w?r. Th? ?h?r?ff investigates ?nd ?rr??t? Kya. H?w?v?r, the ?v?d?n?? ?? ?n??n?lu??v? ?nd ??r?um?t?nt??l, ?nd K?? is ???u?tt?d. Sh? ?nd T?t? d??l?r? their l?v? f?r each ?th?r, ?nd th?? l?v? t?g?th?r ?n th? swamp. Kya ??nt?nu?? h?r ??r??r ?? a n?tur?l??t, and T?t? ??nt?nu?? h?? ??r??r ?? a r????r?h?r. K?? d??? ?t ?g? 64, ?ft?r wh??h Tate f?nd? evidence th?t ???m? t? ?r?v? th?t K?? killed Ch???. H? d??????? ?f th? ?v?d?n?? ?? th?t n? ?n? w?ll ever f?nd ?t. Here is a Preview of What You Will Get: A Full Book Summary An Analysis Fun quizzes Quiz Answers Etc Get a copy of this summary and learn about the ebook.