A compelling read that brings the life of the "Marsh Girl" vividly to the page. While it may not be a literary masterpiece, it's an engaging and worthwhile story with real emotional pull.
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For years, rumors of the "Marsch Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town ont he North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsch Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsch 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, Kay opens herself to a new life - until the unthinkable happens