The Write Stuff - Delia Owens

Delia Owens was born in rural Georgia, from an early age she was connected to nature and graduated in zoology from the University of Georgia. In 1974 she moved to Africa with her husband, and lived there for twenty years studying wildlife.  She wrote three award winning books about their time there. The library recently acquired her first novel Where the Crawdads Sing. This New York Times bestselling book is set in rural North Carolina, and follows two timelines, the first is about a young girl growing up in poverty, and the second is a murder investigation. Owens now lives in Idaho, to visit her online click here.