Singing

"A painfully beautiful first novel that is both the story of a mysterious murder, an initiation into life, and a celebration of nature ... Owens explores the desolate marshes of the North Carolina coast through the eyes of an abandoned girl. And in her isolation, that girl opens our eyes to the secret wonders (and dangers) of her own world. "--The New York Times Book Review In Barkley Cove, a quiet fishing village, strange rumors about the "marsh girl" circulate. From the age of six, Kya wanders completely alone between channels and reed beds, barely covered and barefoot. Although she only attends school for one day, the marsh and her creatures have no secrets for her: they feed her, cradle her, protect her, they are her teachers and playmates. Kya learns to decipher the signs of nature before knowing how to read a book. But its beauty does not take long to flourish: unusual, wild and evasive, it ignites the desire of the boys…