{"product_id":"the-orchid-thief-9780449003718","title":"The Orchid Thief","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A modern classic of personal journalism, \u003ci\u003eThe Orchid Thief\u003c\/i\u003e is Susan Orlean's wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower--the rare ghost orchid \u003ci\u003ePolyrrhiza lindenii--\u003c\/i\u003ea 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eAdaptation, \u003c\/i\u003e in a new retrospective essay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader's Circle for author chats and more.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Orchid Thief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Stylishly written, whimsical yet sophisticated, quirkily detailed and full of empathy . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Orchid Thief\u003c\/i\u003e shows  Orlean's] gifts in full bloom.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fascinating . . . an engrossing journey  full] of theft, hatred, greed, jealousy, madness, and backstabbing.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Orlean's snapshot-vivid, pitch-perfect prose . . . is fast becoming one of our national treasures.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Orlean's gifts  are] her ear for the self-skewing dialogue, her eye for the incongruous, convincing detail, and her Didion-like deftness in description.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBoston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A swashbuckling piece of reporting that celebrates some virtues that made America great.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Orlean\u003c\/b\u003e has been a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e since 1992 and has also written for \u003ci\u003eOutside, Esquire, Rolling Stone, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e. She graduated from the University of Michigan and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. She now lives in Los Angeles and upstate New York with her husband and son.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605378699538,"sku":"9780449003718","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_770892d6-f25a-4ee8-b794-02c96bfa80c5.jpg?v=1732275260","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-orchid-thief-9780449003718","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}