Delia Owens
Delia Owens
b. 1949 · From United States- Books
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Delia Owens is an American author, zoologist and conservationist. She grew up in Thomasville, Georgia, and holds a B.S. in zoology from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in animal behavior from the University of California, Davis.
With her then-husband Mark Owens she spent years studying wildlife in Africa, first in Botswana's Central Kalahari and then in Zambia's North Luangwa Valley, and together they wrote the memoirs Cry of the Kalahari, The Eye of the Elephant and Secrets of the Savanna.
Her debut novel, Where the Crawdads Sing (2018), became an international bestseller and was adapted into a 2022 film. She lives in North Carolina.
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Delia Owens is widely recognized for her debut novel, Where the Crawdads Sing, which became a global bestseller and a popular book club selection. Before her fiction career, she co-authored several non-fiction books about her experiences as a wildlife scientist in Africa.
Where the Crawdads Sing was adapted into a major motion picture. The film was released in 2022 and brought the story of Kya Clark to the screen.
Delia Owens' fiction works are standalone novels, so they can be read in any order. Her non-fiction books, co-authored with Mark Owens, document their conservation work and can be read independently.