The Orchid Thief

The Orchid Thief
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9781409078463
ISBN-13 : 1409078469
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Book Synopsis The Orchid Thief by : Susan Orlean

Download or read book The Orchid Thief written by Susan Orlean and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-07-15 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susan Orlean first met John Laroche when visiting Florida to write for the New Yorker about his arrest for stealing rare ghost orchids from a nature reserve. Fascinated both by Laroche and the world she uncovered of orchid collectors and growers, she stayed on, to write this magical exploration of obsession and the strange world both of the orchid obsessives and of Florida, that haunting and weird 'debatable land' of swamps and condos, retirement communities and real-estate scams. The world of the orchid hunters, breeders and showmen, their rivalries, vendettas and crimes, smuggling, thefts and worse provide the backdrop to a fascinating exploration of one of the byways of human nature, the obsessive world of the collector, and the haunting beauty of the flowers themselves.


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