"Where the Crawdads Sing" author Delia Owens

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5 жыл бұрын

For the last six months "Where the Crawdads Sing" has been a fixture on The New York Times' Bestsellers List. The novel by Delia Owens is a love story, murder mystery, courtroom drama, and ode to the outdoors all in one. Lee Cowan paid a visit to Owens at her home in Idaho, and in the wilderness she loves.
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@mackfarlainethebarenakedau5113 3 жыл бұрын

She's 70 and this is her first novel? How bout that.

@gzahnd 2 жыл бұрын

Well, she wrote other fantastic books, but this was the first novel. :-)

@mackfarlainethebarenakedau5113 2 жыл бұрын

@@gzahnd I'm actually really happy for her. I'm in the process of my first novel myself. A wild ride.

@mikemallia1720 4 жыл бұрын

“I’ve never been to a marsh” are words you won’t be able to speak after this book. Storytelling at its finest.

@kerstypoo 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve never had a nervous breakdown reading a book. I’m sure all of you can agree. The ending was FANTASTIC.

@makenaq8309 4 жыл бұрын

Kersty Poo absolutely! I read it in 24 hours and definitely had a few breakdowns

@infinite3joy 4 жыл бұрын

I finished reading it last night and sobbed more than once. It really touched my heart.

@pam0626 3 жыл бұрын

I just started reading it today. 30 pages in. I can’t wait to get into it.

@stephanie1339 3 жыл бұрын

I was holding my breath! I thought it myself please please don’t end terribly, please close the eloquently. And it did not disappoint!

@laurelleafr6091 3 жыл бұрын

@@kindnesssprinkles Was it? You posted this 6 months ago. So how did you find it?

@Kuutamo73 4 жыл бұрын

'the effect isolation and loneliness can have on a person'...a relevant topic in 2020

@susanrainey2435 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best books I've ever read. Can't wait for the movie.

@gracebeliever9749 3 жыл бұрын

I can't wait for the movie too Susan. I read it in 2 days....

@ember1088 3 жыл бұрын

Daisy Edgar Jones will be playing the role of Kya. Can’t wait.

@hellosunshine305 3 жыл бұрын

I just hope the movie does justice to the book. There’s nothing I hate more than a movie that butchers a perfectly wonderful book.

@kamallb4650 2 жыл бұрын

Irs here.

@marsoblivi0n945 Жыл бұрын

@@hellosunshine305 exactly. They ruined dark tower and that was just blasphemy.

@valeriebomer9189 2 жыл бұрын

As a reader all of my life, I have read many authors, many, many books. I am now 70 now and this book floored me. The sadness, the happiness the ending, the beginning was unbelievable! July 15th for the movie! Truly a fantastic book!

@hellosunshine305 3 жыл бұрын

I devoured this book in 3 days. As someone who has grown up around the Louisiana marshlands, this book brings me home. It holds an incredible story, words that paint vivid pictures, and a strong, brave and intelligent protagonist-something I, as a woman, long to be.

@cherylpelletier3165 Жыл бұрын

I only wish I had been able to survive my life in such a wonderful way.

@annieaviles4760 5 жыл бұрын

For the cynics in the comments; the book is beloved because every plot within the story (drama, romance, mystery, nature) reaches levels of deep introspective insight that few authors can reach. And, now I know why. It’s a masterpiece. And it will speak to the soul of every nature lover worldwide.

@user-on7zd8yi8g 5 жыл бұрын

Annie Aviles You are absolutely Right!

@phyllisnunn2061 3 жыл бұрын

Have you read her non-fiction works (written with her ex-husband)? They are spell-binding for nature lovers. I wanted to *be* her after meeting her and reading the books back in the '80s! I even lived in Africa for a while, though not in the wilderness.

@cherylpelletier3165 Жыл бұрын

Let them write a book. Few do.

@Persiansweetcat1 4 жыл бұрын

Best fiction I've read in a very long time. Great book

@peteypickles3262 3 жыл бұрын

I stayed up all night reading this book. Thank you for the chance to see and hear the author. What a beautiful woman! 70 years old and still going strong - she's my new inspiration!

@babyg8662 Жыл бұрын

I’m about 85 or so pages into this book. It is so beautifully written! I can’t tell you how much I care about the main character, and I’m so excited to see what happens next. I am a big nature lover, although I live about 10 minutes outside of New York City in a suburb. I know what she means when she says she feels at home when she’s in nature. I feel very similarly. Such a lovely woman, I’m so very happy for all her success. I want to finish the book before I see the movie. When a commercial comes on for the trailer, I try to mute it and turn away. Lol I don’t want it to ruin my experience with the book. I have already envisioned what everyone looks like, and what her surroundings look like too. Well, I’m gonna get off here now, and dive back into the book. Good night all!

@gracebeliever9749 3 жыл бұрын

This book brought tears, laughter and nervous tension. Delia Owens is an amazing writer! I truly enjoyed her writing! Thank you so much Delia!

@laurelleafr6091 3 жыл бұрын

I want to feel that nervous tension and the breakdown. Want it so bad because so far I am not impressed.

@dakotashanenunley6928 4 жыл бұрын

I’m almost done with the book now and every passage has at least one line that leaves me floored. Her prose is next level-absolutely beautiful.

@erinbaldwin6186 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best books I’ve ever read! Thank you Delia!

@yvonnebarney451 3 жыл бұрын

I am late to the party when it comes to singing my praises of 'Where the Crawdads Sing' At once an uncomfortable examination of human loneliness and cruel abandonment, then next a beautiful reminder of the human soul's ability to heal in the arms of Mother Nature. Breathtaking!

@bwortham565 5 жыл бұрын

Her hair is beautiful!

@tanyatoliver8398 5 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I was thinking. Her hair is gorgeous! She's adorable!

@be3210 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if her feet are just as beautiful ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@dirkdiggler1563 4 жыл бұрын

The hair on her horses was equally as lovely 👍👍

@joenax777 5 жыл бұрын

This book is AMAZING!!! READ IT NOW EVEN IF YOU DONT LIKE TO READ

@trestrom6401 4 жыл бұрын

If you don't like to read you will not like this book. It's very beginner unfriendly.

@laurelleafr6091 3 жыл бұрын

@@trestrom6401 I thought I didn't like to read until I read non-fiction. As they say"there are no bad readers. There are only readers who have not yet found their type of book". So after many years I decided I would dare to read a fiction book. I picked this book because of the ratings, and I'm having a hard time keeping up and not losing focus. I myself wrote a book recently and it's a memoir. Yes nonfiction. I don't want to give up on this book yet. I read about one third of it so far.

@trestrom6401 3 жыл бұрын

@@laurelleafr6091 The book has good atmosphere and imagery, but it's hard to tie a central plot to it and it's kinda dry in some bits, making it very unfriendly for people who often don't read. I remember in highschool senior year over 95 percent of the class didn't get past like the 20th page. It's a good journey if you stick with it though.

@teresajohnson5265 11 ай бұрын

I listened to yhis book and it touched every single emotion my heart can.produce. THANK YOU!!! I'm 73, I have been writing since I was 20, thousands of words, on newspapers ages, paper plates in Caffès, on paper, notebooks, walls, tables, ..BUT, I am nor brave enough to give it all a shape for a book. So, CONGRATULATIONS DSLIA OWENS!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

@lenilenape 4 жыл бұрын

"Mad as a mule chewing on bumblebees."

@taraestelleadelizzi9975 4 жыл бұрын

leni lenape omg yes, the idioms were RICH

@brendahamilton5249 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this book, I didn’t want it to end. Well written and I couldn’t put it down!! The book was perfection in every way!!!

@Frankie0532 Жыл бұрын

I’ll say this, my heart never beat faster than during the court room hearing.

@carterlarson3156 3 жыл бұрын

she is such a beautiful person, inside and out!!

@cherylpelletier3165 Жыл бұрын

I loved her novel. What a heroine. One of my all time favorite books.

@silviamccant3078 3 жыл бұрын

This book was hard to put down. Beautiful story.

@gillpaterson1913 3 жыл бұрын

I almost have no words to praise this book...it will remain with ma always...has no book has ever done...thank you Delia Owens!

@stephencorbett2862 2 жыл бұрын

I'm reading this now and it is just one of those novels you just snuggle up with and just immerse yourself in.

@bliss8530 4 жыл бұрын

It was such a beautiful story ,I didn't want the story to end 💜

@janetanlofranco 4 жыл бұрын

Just finished this book. Loved it. Thank you. Keep writing the best books.

@HeronCoyote1234 3 жыл бұрын

I listened to the audio version of the book. Excellent. Young Kya reminded me of Scout (Finch, of course).

@1940semochild 2 жыл бұрын

I made that connection too!

@stewartquark1661 5 жыл бұрын

Notes scribbled on any piece of handy, available paper, flashlight by her side for middle of the night inspiration and many years spent toiling sounds exactly like the path I traveled in writing my book....

@beachhorse5443 4 жыл бұрын

It's interesting because I relate to this feeling, when I lived in Vermont there is a beauty to the solitude. I miss being there so much! I remember my least stressful times where when I would spend endless hours in the woods uninterrupted, picking berries and going fishing. Those were my most exciting moments. Delia mentioned loneliness too, I have felt that feeling whether I was with or without people around. Having autism brings about its own dose of loneliness. Delia is a sweet soul and I wish I could meet her one day.

@sparrow88310 3 жыл бұрын

Know exactly what you mean. Lived many years in the Adirondack Mts. In New York..

@100booksayear6 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best books I read this year. Didn't want it to end. Love every character, the storytelling, the pace, and the vivid description of nature.

@monicabay8773 4 жыл бұрын

I cried when she picked up the phone and told her that her book is number one for the third week 😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏

@charlotteburke1689 3 жыл бұрын

My favourite book ever! It's just something else. I can't believe Daisy out of Normal People is playing Kya- I always thought she would suit the role so well! Ahhhh

@reachbinnie Жыл бұрын

Came here after seeing the movie. Haven't read the book but I had to see the person who wrote that story. She's as I expected her to be and more! What a happy person in her habitat!

@bodaciousoasis2574 5 жыл бұрын

Great story, well written, one of my best reads in a couple years, and I read a lot👍👍

@darrylsmith7609 3 жыл бұрын

I use to hate reading I am dyslexic and I’m half way reading this book and because of it I love reading I love how it’s written and the story line

@volpeverde6441 Жыл бұрын

try the coloured sheets....my dyslexic son reads better with green overlays....

@rebrock67 5 жыл бұрын

I loved this book and have recommended it to every one of my friends!!!

@anikajoy5739 4 жыл бұрын

This book is so good I just finished last night!!!! INSANE!

@BellaWorldAni 5 жыл бұрын

I'm ordering the book today. Thank you for this wonderful, inspiring piece. What a charming woman!!

@taraestelleadelizzi9975 4 жыл бұрын

Happy reading girl!

@biankabryant5175 Жыл бұрын

She's so humble and sweet ❤

@avrittm1 5 жыл бұрын

One of my all-time favorite books! It will always be a treasure to me and I thank Delia Owens for writing it.

@carolynblaine5319 4 жыл бұрын

The best book I have read in years. Compelling.

@leahsmith2078 3 жыл бұрын

I used to write what I thought would be a brilliant book in the middle of the night. Then I’d wake up and be like 🧐 what was I thinking

@freesoul4210 2 жыл бұрын

So sweet!!! For me she is Kya! You can still see the youth in her face! I just finished the book and just wanted to know who D. O. Is Now the book is more completed after seeing her. Thank you!

@nancy5837 4 жыл бұрын

First book that I've read in years. Loved it.

@louisethomson7553 2 жыл бұрын

Most unputdownable book I've read in a long while. Beautifully written and touches the heart and soul. Hopefully there is more to come Kia seemed so real and am still feel sad thinking of her plus twist at end of story.💘💘

@melissabryan3043 3 жыл бұрын

Haven't read the book but what a wonderful human being she is!💜

@lesliemeeks2895 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely the best audio book ever.... Listened to it multiple times.... Wonderful story!! 😀

@janiethompson8624 Жыл бұрын

So glad to see & hear the woman who wrote it the book! I could not put it down & luved it. Best book on I've read in a long time & I'm 71! I just saw the movie & luved it too & I'll probably read it again. I finished the book & made some cornbread & blackeye peas..I luved her survival skills ❤️❤️❤️

@richiesharp5257 3 жыл бұрын

Truly one of best books ever written!!! I am avid reader and this one has never left my soul!! One word-- EPIC☺️🙏

@jantruitt9241 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You Lee Great story!

@lyndagale6990 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing book! I absolutely loved it. Everyone needs to read this book!!

@miha_parvulescu 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing writer and amazing book!💚

@connieverbeck1110 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such a great novel.

@CyrilYoutube Жыл бұрын

Such an amazing and humble woman

@lighthouse6748 Жыл бұрын

WOWWWW Truly amazing how she excavated excerpts of the isolation of her life to write a 6 weeks Bestseller! Love it! Best hopes and much joy for her❣

@sherridenil4538 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved the book. Read it in two days!

@mevkonjuhovac2075 4 жыл бұрын

This book is definitely a must read.

@moonlitpearl700 5 жыл бұрын

Ok, I am hooked. Going to get this one to read for myself. Thank you, Lee. Love your stories. 😍😎😉

@readebook2682 5 жыл бұрын

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@xBellana 2 жыл бұрын

such an inspiring book and author. read it in one session, touched me deeply.

@katherinedrabek775 2 жыл бұрын

Well written,telling a compelling story.

@kendra5703 4 жыл бұрын

Ohhh, I had no idea about her...❤️

@edithzeeb7102 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this book.

@hurstma59 3 жыл бұрын

I loved this book.

@robyn3349 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed and recommend "Where the Crawdads Sing." I had to take breaks from it, my reactions were strong.

@avocadobog 3 жыл бұрын

omggggg....can't wait for the MOVIE!!! The book was AMAZINGGGG

@tashthornton 3 жыл бұрын

This book has changed me forever

@RadishAcceptable 4 жыл бұрын

It's such a good book. It's definitely going to be a classic hundreds of years from now.

@leahsmith2078 3 жыл бұрын

That woman is a national treasure.

@CMJames 3 жыл бұрын

She‘s not, she has a very controversial and murderous past. Look it up

@taraestelleadelizzi9975 4 жыл бұрын

This book is up there with my faves: sharp objects, girl on the train, love saves the day... drifting between hurt and pain, however, always a happy story too. How does she do it?

@mlfeathers7527 5 жыл бұрын

It’s waiting on my listening list. Looking forward to it!

@readebook2682 5 жыл бұрын

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@okiegirlsrock5103 2 жыл бұрын

Just finished the book. Best book I ever read. I only read it in one day... As much as I love Harry Potter it took me 3 days to read Harry Potter this book totally captivated me. I fell so in love with kaya that I too am a poet and I wrote a poem about her. I'm so excited about the movie but I was really wishing that Reese Witherspoon was going to be acting in the role of kya. This book will have you laughing, crying, getting mad, and just plain wanting to beat someone up but you will definitely agree that this book is definitely worth reading.

@BeautufulLife Жыл бұрын

Amazing Story !!!

@sheilalaffey6 Жыл бұрын

Look forward to seeing the film being released now --- fascinating interview!

@freesoul4210 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful lady!!! Don t make notices in the night, speak voicemails. And you will all understand 😉🙃 Love that Book! When Kya died I really lost a few tears!!!

@karenbisset4753 Жыл бұрын

Big fan going back to the Africa books. Whoa. So glad she is still producing

@acastrohowell Жыл бұрын

Fantastic book I couldn’t put it down

@bubbadadar7253 2 жыл бұрын

They’re shooting the movie right now as I’m typing. Omg I can’t wait!!

@ngxx9274 3 жыл бұрын

Finished this book in a day and a half , I could not put it down

@pomegranatebae Жыл бұрын

The beat ever !

@JohnStockton7459 Жыл бұрын

what a lovlely lady, fitting for the lovely story she wrote

@loreeroberts2100 Жыл бұрын

Awsome book,I really enjoyed it

@sandyyalowitz7161 Жыл бұрын

One of the best books I have read. And I am an avid reader

@leahsmith2078 3 жыл бұрын

Movieeeeee so exciting

@CobaltLobo 3 жыл бұрын

Can they please make this a movie 💙💙💙💙

@rp338 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this, read for yourself!!

@judylindsey9225 3 жыл бұрын

Very good book

@rimbluebooks 2 жыл бұрын

I have a copy of the book can't wait to read it

@carpenterfamily6198 3 жыл бұрын

I loved that book ! Great ending ~ which I will not reveal !

@heyitsmespider6792 Жыл бұрын

Living the dream🙏

@marlowkesson7449 Жыл бұрын

This book is a masterpiece

@emilyashton3739 3 жыл бұрын

I’m still trying to forgive her for the ending..

@Atlantya 3 жыл бұрын

Emily Ashton omg, wasn’t that ending both absolutely beautiful and devastating at the same time?

@sparrow88310 3 жыл бұрын

Forgive her? For what?

@laurelleafr6091 3 жыл бұрын

@@Hereforthecommentsection From what I see here, the ending is the best prt. can I start there? Lol Hopefully i will get there.

@laurelleafr6091 3 жыл бұрын

@@Hereforthecommentsection Thank you for your encouragement not to give up. I just finished the book 10 minutes ago. Yay! Read it all this weekend. I loved it!! There's so much to say about it . I will definitely leave a review not just a rating.

@jenjen8222 2 жыл бұрын

She had me in tears at the end

@violeturdanivia7708 Жыл бұрын

Great movie.

@trenton8998 4 жыл бұрын

She's absolutely adorable

@Charlesssssss 4 жыл бұрын

"This little piggie stays"

@leahsmith2078 3 жыл бұрын

I almost cried when I read that

@LauraMaliszewska 3 жыл бұрын

this line broke my heart

@arkadypautkin2129 Жыл бұрын

Thebook isstunning i been reading it for three daysand mostlyat nights.

@volpeverde6441 Жыл бұрын

After the trial it all went too fast....I wanted 300 more pages.... perhaps a 'crawdads 2' where someone finds one of Kya's diaries or some old letters.... what happen to the older sisters and brother.... I loved this slow swampy tale....