The Orchid Thief
3 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by Harobed82 from Les Sables-d'Olonne, Pays de la Loire France on Saturday, November 9, 2019
Sent by Nojokeva for the Mail a Garden sweepstakes.
Thank you! :)
"The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s tale of an amazing obsession. 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’s swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the forces of justice who fight him. In the end, Orlean—and the reader—will have more respect for underdog determination and a powerful new definition of passion.
In this new edition, coming fifteen years after its initial publication and twenty years after she first met the “orchid thief,” Orlean revisits this unforgettable world, and the route by which it was brought to the screen in the film Adaptation, in a new retrospective essay."
Thank you! :)
"The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s tale of an amazing obsession. 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’s swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the forces of justice who fight him. In the end, Orlean—and the reader—will have more respect for underdog determination and a powerful new definition of passion.
In this new edition, coming fifteen years after its initial publication and twenty years after she first met the “orchid thief,” Orlean revisits this unforgettable world, and the route by which it was brought to the screen in the film Adaptation, in a new retrospective essay."
Journal Entry 2 by Harobed82 at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Pays de la Loire France on Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Quite a weird story.
Journal Entry 3 by Harobed82 at Libération contrôlée, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- France on Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Released 3 yrs ago (5/20/2020 UTC) at Libération contrôlée, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- France
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Sent to the winner or decoy of the "Book, Chocolate and Tea sweepstakes".Enjoy! :)
Hurray, this is now in Edinburgh! Thank you Harobed82! Can;t wait to try the chocolate - I LOVE a salty / sweet combination.
I feel like this took me a long time to read. I think it was something about the author's writing style, but I can't put my finger on what exactly. The topic was an interesting one, all about a man who is obsessed with orchids. He wasn't very likeable either. Maybe that is what I struggled with. Still, always good to try different writers and topics, so thank you for sharing this one with me harobed82. I am probably going to save this one for the next non-fiction sweeps.
And off it goes to the winner of the non-fiction sweeps. Happy reading!
