{"product_id":"duet-educated-tara-westover-where-the-crawdads-sing-delia-owens-2-book-set-paperback","title":"Duet: Educated \u0026 Where the Crawdads Sing - 2 Books Collection Set - Non Fiction \u0026 Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nEducated by Tara Westover\u003cbr\u003e\nWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: Brand New\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n(Educated), 9781472154668 (Where the Crawdads Sing)\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Windmill Books, Corsair\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis Duet collection pairs two of the most talked-about books of the last decade: a searing true-life memoir and a haunting literary mystery. Educated follows Tara Westover's real journey from an isolated Idaho upbringing to a Cambridge PhD, while Where the Crawdads Sing traces Kya Clark's coming-of-age in the North Carolina marshlands amid a small-town murder investigation. Together they explore isolation, resilience, and the pull between the world we're given and the one we choose. A rewarding pairing of fact and fiction for any adult reader's shelf, book club pick, or thoughtful gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nEducated is Tara Westover's own account of growing up in a survivalist family in rural Idaho, where she had no birth certificate, no school records, and no medical history until she was seventeen. Determined to see more of the world, she taught herself enough mathematics and grammar to gain admission to Brigham Young University, a decision that set her on a path to Harvard and Cambridge and pulled her further from the family she loved. Her memoir is a clear-eyed look at the cost and reward of self-invention, and at what it means to choose your own life over the one you were born into.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWhere the Crawdads Sing shifts from memoir into atmospheric literary fiction. Kya Clark, dubbed the \"Marsh Girl\" by the townsfolk of Barkley Cove, is abandoned by her family as a child and raises herself alone in the marsh, learning its rhythms and creatures better than any person. When a local golden boy is found dead, suspicion falls immediately on the girl who was always kept at a distance. Delia Owens, a trained wildlife scientist, threads a coming-of-age story, a slow-burn romance, and a courtroom mystery through prose steeped in the sights and sounds of the coastal wetlands. Read together, these two books trace a compelling line between real and imagined isolation, showing how solitude can shape a person for better or worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Benefits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePairs a bestselling true memoir with a bestselling literary mystery for a balanced reading experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoth books explore isolation and resilience from strikingly different angles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new paperback copies, ready to read or gift immediately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for book clubs looking for contrasting fact-and-fiction discussion picks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA thoughtful gift for readers who love memoirs, coming-of-age stories, or Southern gothic mystery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompact two-book set that's easy to shelve, pack, or wrap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook-by-Book Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nEducated by Tara Westover — A memoir recounting her escape from a survivalist Idaho upbringing to earning a PhD from Cambridge University.\u003cbr\u003e\nWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens — A literary mystery following Kya Clark, the \"Marsh Girl\" of Barkley Cove, as a local death draws her into suspicion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nTara Westover grew up in rural Idaho without formal schooling until age seventeen. She went on to earn a degree from Brigham Young University before completing an MPhil and PhD in intellectual history at Trinity College, Cambridge. Educated is her first book. Delia Owens is a wildlife scientist who spent decades studying animal behavior in Africa before writing Where the Crawdads Sing, her debut novel. She previously co-authored several nonfiction books about her life as a naturalist, drawing on that same close observation of the natural world to build the marsh setting of her fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis Duet set delivers two unforgettable journeys of self-reliance in one package, perfect as a birthday gift, holiday season present, or next pick for your book club. Whether you start with true-life memoir or marshland mystery, both stories reward readers with vivid voices, atmospheric settings, and a lingering sense of place long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Various Authors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56824399659382,"sku":"VRT-U250930-9789123893652","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/6587\/2211\/files\/duet-educated-where-the-crawdads-sing-paperback.jpg?v=1785446446","url":"https:\/\/skymartbooks.com\/products\/duet-educated-tara-westover-where-the-crawdads-sing-delia-owens-2-book-set-paperback","provider":"Skymart Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}