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As far as book settings go, I tend love beachy novels the most, So while I'd heard of this book, it didn't initially catch my eye because it's set in the Southern marshlands. Was I glad I gave the marshes a chance? Read on.  

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Book Description

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is described here by Amazon:

For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two...

Did you know that Amazon Prime members get a FREE Kindle ebook every month? Yep, it's a program called "Amazon First Reads".

How Does the Amazon First Reads Program Work?

You can either remember to check each month (set an alarm on your phone?) or, if you sign up for the First Reads newsletter, you get an email on the 1st of every month to remind you. 

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If you're logged in to your Amazon account and you have Prime, the First Reads page will look like this (showing one free Kindle book):

If you don't have Amazon Prime - or you DO but you're not logged in - it will look like this (showing one $1.99 Kindle book):

Once a month, go to the Amazon First Reads page to scroll through all your choices and pick which ebook you want for free. There's usually about 6-8 books to...