A beautiful deluxe edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller--with over 15 million copies sold--that will make the perfect holiday gift or treat for yourself. A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick A Business Insider Defining Book of the Decade I can t even express how much I love this book! I didn t want this story to end! --Reese Witherspoon At once an exquisite ode to the natural world a heartbreaking coming-of-age story and a surprising tale of possible murder Where the Crawdads Sing has touched the hearts of millions of readers around the world and this beautiful deluxe edition features: - new personal note from the author - updated linen jacket with foil - foil-stamped case with cloth spine - four-color endpapers - premium interior stock - four-color map and newly colored interior illustrations 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 young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty Kya opens herself to a new life--until the unthinkable happens. Through Kya s story Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.