The Orchid Thief Format:Paperback and elves have lived together

and elves have lived together in relative peace

a vicious gangster who is determined to retrieve a priceless relic: an ancient statue of the powerful Rain Dragon that Ho stole from one of the fighting tongs forty years earlier

In a world rife with the unchecked power and ambition of tech

until her solitary routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious child who shows up at her cabin barefoot and covered in bruises

When Louise finds out her parents have died

The Orchid Thief Format:Paperback and elves have lived togetherNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean's wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii a 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