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Upon the book’s release and rise to prominence, many highlighted its use of “tone deaf” language, its reliance on age-old stereotypes and its parallels to Delia Owens’ own controversial past.

And we’re particularly excited about Witherspoon’s September book club pick, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, as it is finally published in the UK this week. The debut novel has already ...