The Orchid Outlaw: On a Mission to Save Our Rarest Flowers Ben Jacob John Murray Publishers Ltd

LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE & SHORTLISTED FOR THE RICHARD JEFFERIES AWARD\'One man\'s fascinating mission to save the great British orchid\' Mail on Sunday\'Noble work in a time of great change\' New StatesmanBen Jacob is the Orchid Outlaw. In the dead of night, armed with a torch and a trowel, he risks everything, climbing into building sites to rescue Britain\'s rarest flowers from extinction. At once a memoir, a natural history and an inspiring manifesto for a better future, The Orchid Outlaw shows how we can all save our disappearing natural world, one plant at a time. \'A vivid love letter to Britain\'s orchids . . . Ben Jacob breaks all the rules with enormous success\' FRANCIS PRYOR\'Unorthodox and precious\' Financial Times\'Enchanting\' Country Life\'A fearless battle and a lifelong passion . . . find out why Ben Jacob has risked heavy fines and even prison to save our endangered orchids\' Observer Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0702, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm