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This book has two timelines that eventually converge. Kya is around six years of age when she is left to raise herself in the marshes of North Carolina. She is ostracized and struggles on her own, eventually finding a rhythm for life. Along the way, she meets Tate, a kid a little older than her that feels protective over her and wants to help her. As they get older, and Tate goes away to college, a local city boy, Chase becomes interested in Kya as well. Her story is told over the years of 1952-1969.
The second story line starts in 1969 when the body of Chase Andrews, one of the boys who was involved with Kya, is found in the marsh. The townspeople claim it was murder and that the "Marsh Girl" did it. But did Kya kill him?
Reese Witherspoon's production company, Hello Sunshine, is creating a movie adaptation of this book! As of July 2020, it is still in pre-production.
