This was recommended to me as a good read. It's the story of a 6 year old child deserted by her parents in the marshes of North Carolina bordering the Atlantic who grows up alone in a shack, shunned by the community. She survives with the friendship of a a kind young man who teaches her to read and a kindly gas station attendant where she refuels her boat. She begins documenting the world of birds, feathers, shells and plants that surrounds her and becomes a published naturalist. When a local gigolo she dated is found dead, she becomes the chief suspect.
If that sounds a little far-fetched that was where I settled. I don't usually read mysteries because as I figure out the mystery, I rip through the ending. The writing was well done, the picture painted of the marsh and the author's knowledge of the biology evident. In the end I was unsatisfied.
Published: August 2018 Read: July 2019 Genre: Fiction
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