Set in the coastal marshlands of North Carolina during the 1950s and '60s, the story follows , a young woman who raised herself in isolation after being abandoned by her family. Known to the locals of Barkley Cove as the "Marsh Girl," Kya is a self-taught naturalist whose solitary life is upended when she becomes the prime suspect in the murder of Chase Andrews, a local celebrity with whom she was once romantically involved. Key Details Daisy Edgar-Jones