Where the Crawdads Sing is a novel by Delia Owens. The narrative spans from 1952 to 1970 and follows the life of Catherine “Kya” Clark, who has lived alone in a North Carolina swamp since childhood. Kya is shunned and ridiculed by the town, and when a young man from town is found dead, the townspeople soon suspect Kya of murdering him. The novel explores themes of love, family, isolation, prejudice, and morality.
