The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean

The Orchid Thief

Susan Orlean

348 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Determined to clone an endangered flower—the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii—a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America’s strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida...

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