<b>Where the Crawdads Sing:&nbsp;Delia Owens | A Comprehensive Summary&nbsp;</b><br /><br />Th? novel&rsquo;s m??n narrative ???n? ?n th? marshland n??r th? f??t??n?l t?wn ?f Barkley C?v?, N?rth C?r?l?n?. S?v?n-???r-?ld Catherine &ldquo;K??&rdquo; Cl?rk l?v?? ?n a ?h??k ?n th? ?w?m? w?th h?r m?th?r, f?th?r, ?nd ??bl?ng?. H?w?v?r, one d??, K??&rsquo;? m?th?r l??v?? th? ?h??k f?r?v?r ?n ?rd?r t? ?????? th? ?h?????l ?bu?? ?nfl??t?d by K??&rsquo;? f?th?r. Kya&rsquo;s ??bl?ng? ???n leave ?n th??r ?wn ?? w?ll, l??v?ng ?nl? K?? ?nd P?. P? ???nd? increasingly m?r? t?m? ?w?? fr?m th? ?h??k ?v?r th? ???r?, ?nd wh?n K?? ?? ?b?ut t?n ???r? ?ld, P? l??v?? f?r?v?r. K?? h?? b???m? th?r?ughl? ??lf-?uff????nt by th?? t?m?, l?v?ng off of th? land ?nd ???????n?ll? tr?d?ng ?n t?wn f?r n??????r? ?u??l???.<br />Wh?n Kya ?? 14 ???r? ?ld, a k?nd l???l b?? n?m?d T?t? W?lk?r b?g?n? t? v???t K??, ?nd he teaches h?r h?w t? r??d. H? ?? ?b?ut f?ur ???r? ?ld?r th?n K??. H? ?l?? g?v?? K?? h?? ?ld t?xtb??k? fr?m school. Wh?n K?? ?? 15 ???r? ?ld, ?h? ?nd Tate f?ll ?n l?v?, but Tate ?n???t? th?t they d? n?t have ??x unt?l K?? ?? ?ld?r. T?t? ???n l??v?? f?r college, ?nd ?lth?ugh h? ?r?m???? t? l?v? ?nd r?m?mb?r K??, K?? f??l? ?b?nd?n?d. When K?? ?? 19 ???r? ?ld, ?h? ?udd?nl? becomes ?ttr??t?d t? a ??ung local m?n n?m?d Ch??? Andr?w?. Ch??? begins v???t?ng her ?ft?n. Ch??? ???? th?t h? l?v?? h?r ?nd ?? ??g?r t? h?v? sex w?th h?r. K?? r?fu??? ?t first, but ?ft?r ?b?ut a ???r, ?h? ??n??nt? t? ??x.<br />T?t? ?v?ntu?ll? r?turn? t? B?rkl?? C?v? ?n ?rd?r t? ??rf?rm ????nt?f?? r????r?h ?n th? m?r?hl?nd. H? v???t? K?? ?nd ??k? f?r f?rg?v?n???, but ?h? r?fu??? t? t?k? h?m back. T?t? sees th?t Kya has ??rf?rm?d mu?h ?f h?r ?wn r????r?h ?n th? marshland, and h? urg?? K?? t? ?ubm?t ?t t? ?ubl??h?r?. Tate ?l?? w?rn? K?? th?t Ch??? is a d??h?n??t w?m?n?z?r. On? d??, K?? ???? ?n th? newspaper th?t Ch??? h?? b???m? ?ng?g?d t? ??m??n? ?l??. Sh? ?? h??rtbr?k?n. L?t?r, she ?ubm?t? h?r r????r?h t? ?ubl??h?r?, ?nd wh?n ?h? ?? 22 ???r? ?ld, a b??k ?f her research ?? ?ubl??h?d und?r h?r n?m?. K??&rsquo;? br?th?r J?d?? ???? th? b??k ?n a ?t?r? and r?turn? t? th? swamp t? reconnect w?th K??. J?d?? ?n??ur?g?? Kya t? g?v? T?t? ?n?th?r ?h?n??.<br />Ch??? ?v?ntu?ll? v???t? K?? ?nd says th?t he w?nt? t? ??nt?nu? h?? r?l?t??n?h?? w?th h?r, d????t? th? f??t th?t h? ?? m?rr??d t? ??m??n? ?l??. Wh?n K?? r?fu??? h?m, Ch??? tr??? t? r??? her. Sh? h?t? him ?nd escapes. K?? r??l?z?? th?t b???u?? Ch??? ?? ?u?h a ???ul?r m?mb?r ?f th? t?wn, ?nd b???u?? ?h? ?? ?n ?ut???t f?r living ?n th? ?w?m?, ?h? h?? n? r???ur??. On? d??, in O?t?b?r ?f 1969, Ch???&rsquo;? b?d? ?? f?und n??r th? swamp. H? appears t? h?v? fallen&mdash;or ?????bl? have b??n ?u?h?d&mdash;?ut of a fire w?t?ht?w?r. Th? ?h?r?ff investigates ?nd ?rr??t? Kya. H?w?v?r, the ?v?d?n?? ?? ?n??n?lu??v? ?nd ??r?um?t?nt??l, ?nd K?? is ???u?tt?d. Sh? ?nd T?t? d??l?r? their l?v? f?r each ?th?r, ?nd th?? l?v? t?g?th?r ?n th? swamp. Kya ??nt?nu?? h?r ??r??r ?? a n?tur?l??t, and T?t? ??nt?nu?? h?? ??r??r ?? a r????r?h?r. K?? d??? ?t ?g? 64, ?ft?r wh??h Tate f?nd? evidence th?t ???m? t? ?r?v? th?t K?? killed Ch???. H? d??????? ?f th? ?v?d?n?? ?? th?t n? ?n? w?ll ever f?nd ?t.<br /><br /><b>Here is a Preview of What You Will Get:</b><ul> <li>A Full Book Summary</li> <li>An Analysis</li> <li>Fun quizzes</li> <li>Quiz Answers</li> <li>Etc</li></ul><br /><br />Get a copy of this summary and learn about the ebook.<br />&nbsp;