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Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens

IN A NUTSHELL. Murder mystery about neglected and abandoned girl who finds solace in nature

SHORT & SIMPLE. In the small North Carolina town where she lives, Kya is known as the “Marsh Girl.” Abandoned by her family as a child, Kya has sustained herself with her connection to nature, but now she’s been accused of murder.

GO FOR THIS BOOK IF…you’re looking for an enthralling fictional book about nature.

The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton

IN A NUTSHELL. Forbidden love in the Gilded Age

SHORT & SIMPLE. An upper-class gentleman in the Gilded Age is torn between his perfect on paper fiancée and his newly found love for a divorcee that would break all the rules.

GO FOR THIS BOOK IF…you want to read a book about star-crossed love.