Hardcover, 362 pages
Chinese language
Published Oct. 1, 2019 by Hu Nan Wen Yi Chu Ban She, Hunan literature and Art Publishing House.
家人一个接一个离开。从十岁起，她就独自生活在北卡罗来纳州海滨荒凉的湿地中，驾着小船，靠猎捕和收集野物卖给码头的人维生。她只上过一天学，是小镇居民口中的“湿地女孩”，文明社会之外的野姑娘。当镇上最受欢迎的花花公子被发现死在湿地中时，人们立刻将怀疑的目光投向她。
作为天生的 湿地生物学家，她从土地中汲取生活的教训，从萤火虫不诚实的信号中学习世界真正的运行方式。到了渴望触摸和爱的年纪，受到两个来自小镇的年轻人的吸引，她向一种全新的生活开启了心扉……
若干年后，她成了当地的传奇，小镇旅游业的名片。但这本书要讲的并不是一个女孩冲破重重阻碍走向光明的励志故事。荒凉的湿地养育了女孩，也塑造了她。她关于爱情和生活的选择听从的是荒野的召唤，而非文明社会的教导……
Je m'attendais à un livre encore mieux vu les critiques globales, mais c'était bien. L'histoire d'une jeune fille vivant à l'écart, dans les marais. Assez contemplatif, on se sent vraiment avec elle dans sa vie sauvage.
I do not have much to say other than it was a pleasant enough read, as another commenter put it.
This isn't the type of book I would normally read. My book club selected it. I almost abandoned it at several points early on. It finally engaged me slightly about a third of the way in. It's very well written. I admired that the entire time I was reading it. But it was SLOW!
The book tells the story of Kya, the "Marsh Girl". Her family lives in a shack in a North Carolina marsh. At age 6, her mother and most of her family abandon her. By age 7, her father abandons her too. The book follows her as she fends for herself and grows to adulthood. There are some relationships along the way, if you like that sort of thing. There's even an incident that may or may not be a crime. The latter part of the book revolves around that.
Overall, I don't regret reading it. I …
This isn't the type of book I would normally read. My book club selected it. I almost abandoned it at several points early on. It finally engaged me slightly about a third of the way in. It's very well written. I admired that the entire time I was reading it. But it was SLOW!
The book tells the story of Kya, the "Marsh Girl". Her family lives in a shack in a North Carolina marsh. At age 6, her mother and most of her family abandon her. By age 7, her father abandons her too. The book follows her as she fends for herself and grows to adulthood. There are some relationships along the way, if you like that sort of thing. There's even an incident that may or may not be a crime. The latter part of the book revolves around that.
Overall, I don't regret reading it. I would have much preferred spending that time with a different book.
