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Delia Owens is the co-author of three internationally bestselling nonfiction books about her life as a wildlife scientist in Africa—Cry of the Kalahari, The Eye of the Elephant, and Secrets of the Savanna. She has won the John Burroughs Award for Nature Writing and has been published in Nature, The African Journal of Ecology, and International Wildlife, among many others. She currently lives in Idaho, where she continues her support for the people and wildlife of Zambia. Where the Crawdads Sing is her first novel.

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	Where the Crawdads Sing 4.52 avg rating — 328,853 ratings — published 2018 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eye of the Elephant: An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness by Delia Owens (Goodreads Author), Mark Owens 4.25 avg rating — 927 ratings — published 1992 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Survivor's Song by Delia Owens (Goodreads Author), Mark Owens 4.31 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Penguin Random House Audio Story Sampler 2019 by Delia Owens (Goodreads Author), Marlon James , Tommy Orange (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets of the Savanna: Twenty-three Years in the African Wilderness Unraveling the Mysteries of Elephants and People by Mark Owens, Delia Owens (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 399 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cry of the Kalahari by Mark Owens, Delia Owens (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 3,232 ratings — published 1984 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Kokainbosse / Schätze dieser Erde / Herbstmilch / Der Ruf der Kalahari by Guy Guliotta, Jeff Leen , Günter Seuren 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1991	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Business of Ecotourism: Third Edition by Carol Patterson, Delia Owens (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) , Mark Owens (Foreword) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I wasn't aware that words could hold so much. I didn't know a sentence could be so full.”
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“His dad had told him many times that the definition of a real man is one who cries without shame, reads poetry with his heart, feels opera in his soul, and does what’s necessary to defend a woman.”
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“Autumn leaves don't fall, they fly. They take their time and wander on this their only chance to soar.”
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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

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City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong

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First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones

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The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

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Pet Sematary by Stephen King

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An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen

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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

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