For years, rumors of the Swamp Girl have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the coast of North Carolina. And when the body of Chaz, a local playboy, was found in late 1969, the townspeople immediately suspected Kia Clark, a girl who had lived as a recluse in the swamps since early childhood. Sensitive and intelligent, Kia really does call the swamp her home, and the swamp birds, fish, and animals her friends. But when the time comes for Kia to grow up, she discovers a completely different side of life, a desire to love and be loved awakens in her. And Kia happily immerses herself in this unknown new world - until the unthinkable happens. The novel by the famous biologist Delia Owens is a real ode to nature, a tender story about growing up, a novel about loneliness, about the connection between people, about whether people need each other at all, and at the same time it is a dark, mysterious story about a murder that either was or was not
Author: Delia Owens
Translation: Izvekova Marina
Year of issue: 2024
Publisher: Phantom Press
Pages: 416
Dimensions: 205x140x39 mm
Cover type: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-5-86471-836-0