NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK 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 eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America\'s strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida\'s swa.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean\'s wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession