The Orchid Thief
A True Story of Beauty and Obsession (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
by Susan Orlean
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The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean_x0092_s tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower_x0097_the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii_x0097_a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America_x0092_s strange flowerselling subculture, through Florida_x0092_s swamps and beyond, along with the S...
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