The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean

The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession

Susan Orlean

320 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean’s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower—the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii—a deeply eccentri...

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