![]() Or is that really what the book is about? She too is anti-social, but her mother has made it clear that her duty is to marry money… Her father tutors her idiosyncratically – she is brilliant at maths and is introduced to all the faddish philosophies of the day. She is Helen Brevoort, sole daughter of a couple with an aristocratic heritage but no money. But in mid-life he begins to consider the matter of an heir to carry on the family line. He is friendless by choice, anti-social and without hobbies. ![]() His wealth grows until he is one of the most powerful movers in the economy. Rask is fascinated by how the markets work, and has a natural intuition allied to his mathematical brain that enables him to know exactly when to buy or sell. He is Benjamin Rask, a financier and descendant of a long line of men who made their money through trade, first in goods and later on the money markets. This is the story of a power couple in New York, in the years leading up to and following the Great Crash of 1929. Money makes the world go around… □ □ □ □ □ ![]()
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I understand that belief isn’t a coat to be put on and worn in all kinds of weather, even the blistering sun.īelief is this. ![]() I understand that hate was never, ever the opposite of belief. I understand how you can convict God of terrible crimes and then go to evening prayer. ![]() The words are there anyway, just as the humanness inside me is there anyway, and for one clear, shimmering moment, I understand. The words don’t care about my feelings, about my petty sulks and mortal frustrations. But it responds to the old words like trees to wind, rustling awake, stretching roots deep, deep down. It’s a part of me so deep, so elemental, I can’t even name it. The part of my mind that isn’t consumed with accounting and finance, the part that isn’t even rational or entirely civilized. 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Ma used to say that.” Kya remembered Ma always encouraging her to explore the marsh: “Go as far as you can-way out yonder where the crawdads sing.” I pity any foster parents who take you on.” Tate’s whole face smiled. In Chapter 17, when Tate and Kya are looking for a place to hang out, Tate suggests that they go somewhere “where the crawdads sing.” He explains to Kya that it means “ far in the bush where critters are wild, still behaving like critters.” In other words, he’s suggesting they go off somewhere far from other people, deep into nature.įrom the book: “Well, we better hide way out there where the crawdads sing. It’s also a phrase that the character of Tate says in the book. The meaning of the title “Where the Crawdads Sing” comes from Delia Owens’s childhood experiences (something her mother used to say). ![]() What is the meaning of the title of the book “Where the Crawdads Sing”? ![]() ![]() ![]() But maybe it's because my Dad has MS and it's not as devastating as Allison makes it out to be, though I know it can be devastating, so that's probably not a fair sentiment on my part. A few too many random periods and typos kept tripping me up.Īlso, maybe it's just me! but her possible MS diagnosis storyline needed some fine tuning I think. There are some really great lines, but I wish the editing had been tighter. It's a quick read, I finished it in a couple of hours. ![]() There could have been less complicated ways to contrive their being together at the school on off hours. And the news reporter angle didn't really ring true to me, nor did I think it was necessary. 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