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Tom Roberts asked this question about Where the Crawdads Sing:
Was anyone perplexed by the author’s placement of Asheville, far to the west of NC, within shopping distance of the coast? One family drives to Asheville to buy a bicycle and one man buys his colorful ties there. Yet, the drive to Asheville tales from 5 to 6 hours. This doesn’t detract from the story, but it is quite odd.
Meredith I had the exact same thought. I'm not done with the book yet but the few mentions of Asheville definitely threw me off. The first time I thought it wa…moreI had the exact same thought. I'm not done with the book yet but the few mentions of Asheville definitely threw me off. The first time I thought it was plausible that's where the family used to live. The part about the bike is when I realized the author might not know where Asheville is. I just don't see how an editor didn't catch this. (less)
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Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens (Goodreads Author)
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