 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
ADAPTATION
|
| By: |
Susan Orlean |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
|
£6.99 |
|
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for
further information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
0099452332 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780099452331 |
| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
7 February, 2003 |
| Edition: |
Film tie-in edition |
| Pages: |
368 |
| Description: |
Based on the novel, "The Orchid Thief", which in turn is based upon a story of a plant dealer named John Laroche who clones rare orchids and sells them to plant collectors. This work presents an exploration of obsession and the strange world both of the orchid obsessives and of Florida, retirement communities and real estate scams. |
| Synopsis: |
Based on the novel, "The Orchid Thief", which in turn is based upon a true story of a plant dealer named John Laroche who clones rare orchids and sells them to plant collectors. 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 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 beauty of the flowers themselves. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Vintage |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Little Worried Caterpillar (PB)
Little Green knows she''s about to make a big change - transformingfrom a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Everyone is VERYexcited! But Little Green is VERY worried. What if being a butterflyisn''t as brilliant as everyone says?Join Little Green as she finds her own path ... with just a littlehelp from her friends.
|
|
All the Things We Carry PB
What can you carry?A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you''ve made?A hope or a dream?This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the preciousthings we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. With comforting rhymes and fabulous illustrations, this is a warmhug of a picture book.
|
|
|
|