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Item Details
Title:
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THE ORCHID HUNTER
A YOUNG BOTANIST'S SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS |
By: |
Leif Bersweden |
Format: |
Hardback |
List price:
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£12.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1780723342 |
ISBN 13: |
9781780723341 |
Publisher: |
SHORT BOOKS LTD |
Pub. date: |
5 October, 2017 |
Pages: |
256 |
Description: |
A charming, witty account of a precocious adolescent's obsession with the natural world. This study of the 52 native species is a fantastic gateway into the compendious world of orchids - one that will open your eyes to the rare hidden delights to be found on hilltops and riverbanks, in woodland, marsh and field. |
Synopsis: |
He has just a few months to complete his quest - no one has ever done it before - and it will require ingenuity, stamina and a large dose of luck. Like Two Owls at Eton and My Family and Other Animals, this is a charming, witty account of a precocious adolescent's obsession with the natural world.As he battles the vagaries of the British climate in his clapped-out van, feverishly chasing each emerging bloom, Leif Bersweden takes the reader on a remarkable botanical journey.This study of the 52 native species is a fantastic gateway into the compendious world of orchids - one that will open your eyes to the rare hidden delights to be found on hilltops and riverbanks, in woodland, marsh and field. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Short Books Ltd |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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