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The orchid outlaw
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- Book Synopsis
- 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 Statesman Ben 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
- About The Author
- University lecturer by day and clandestine ecologist by night, Ben Jacob lives with his family (and a small plantation of native orchids) at an undisclosed location deep in the West Country. This is his first book.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781399802284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- John Murray, (25 April 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 320
- Weight
- 240 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 196 x 126 x 24 mm
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