One of the best-selling and most acclaimed novels of 2018, this haunting story set in rural North Carolina in the 1950s and 1960s focuses on the childhood of a small girl, growing up alone in the coastal marshes after she is abandoned by her mother, her siblings and ultimately her abusive father.
It's a story of survival against the odds, nature, family dysfunction and prejudice in a small impoverished community, with a murder mystery interwoven to drive the backstory.
Beautifully told and engrossing. I saw recently that it’s coming very soon in a film version to a screen near you. Highly recommended.
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