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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.
Alice Sullivan The trips to Asheville bothered me a lot. The author must not be aware that it is 5/6 hour drive today, and in the 60s it took much longer. They would…moreThe trips to Asheville bothered me a lot. The author must not be aware that it is 5/6 hour drive today, and in the 60s it took much longer. They would more likely go to Greenville, like Kya did! Or Raleigh, the Capital.

To me it did distract from the believability of the story. I also found it hard to believe that the people of the church Kya attended with her Ma would leave her alone like that when she was only 6 or 7.(less)
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Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens (Goodreads Author)
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