The Orchid Thief

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This book could do for plant finders what Longitude did for navigators.
A superb botanical adventure .as full of drama and death as any thriller Orlean weaves historical tales of homicidal jealousy through her modern one of Florida plant crimes, larding the book with juicy metaphors
and witty asides' Leslie Forbes, Gardens Illustrated
The Fakahatchee Strand, Florida, once a vast swamp awash with indigenous orchids, was plundered during the orchid boom of the 1890s. Its remaining plants, now fiercely protected by law, still attract the unwelcome attentions
of thieves. John Laroche is one such self-confessed and convicted thief Intrigued by newspaper reports of his trial, Susan Orlean followed Laroche on an enthralling exploration into the eccentric world of the obsessive orchid collectors; a subculture of aristocrats, enthusiasts and smugglers whose passion for plants is all-consuming.
'An exquisite little book a horticultural page-turner that reads like the most heady,... Tovább

Fülszöveg

This book could do for plant finders what Longitude did for navigators.
A superb botanical adventure .as full of drama and death as any thriller Orlean weaves historical tales of homicidal jealousy through her modern one of Florida plant crimes, larding the book with juicy metaphors
and witty asides' Leslie Forbes, Gardens Illustrated
The Fakahatchee Strand, Florida, once a vast swamp awash with indigenous orchids, was plundered during the orchid boom of the 1890s. Its remaining plants, now fiercely protected by law, still attract the unwelcome attentions
of thieves. John Laroche is one such self-confessed and convicted thief Intrigued by newspaper reports of his trial, Susan Orlean followed Laroche on an enthralling exploration into the eccentric world of the obsessive orchid collectors; a subculture of aristocrats, enthusiasts and smugglers whose passion for plants is all-consuming.
'An exquisite little book a horticultural page-turner that reads like the most heady, fragrant novel' Evening Standard
'A non-fiction book that reads like a novel a brilliantly conceived account of obsession .you don't need to know anything about orchids to be engrossed by this strange story ! was so engrossed on my flight, I never even noticed we had landed' Anna Pavord, Independent
'Orlean thrills to the [orchid] stories, unfolding them in a pacy narrative packed with facts and figures, incidents and quotations .wonderful' Sunday Times Vissza