{"product_id":"the-orchid-outlaw-9781399802260","title":"The Orchid Outlaw","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINRIGHT PRIZE \u0026amp; SHORTLISTED FOR THE RICHARD JEFFERIES AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A daring, delightful and galvanising call to save the world, one plant at a time'' \u003ci\u003eBookseller\u003c\/i\u003e, Editor''s Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTEN YEARS AGO, BEN JACOB TURNED OUTLAW TO SAVE OUR RAREST FLOWERS. THIS IS HIS STORY.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObsessed by orchids since childhood, Ben spent years travelling to far-flung jungles to see them in the wild. Then a chance encounter set him off on a journey of discovery into the wonderful, but often forgotten, world of Britain''s fifty-one native species. These include the Bee which looks (and smells) so much like one that even bees are fooled, the Ghost which exists without sunlight, and Autumn Lady''s Tresses which gave Darwin the proof he needed for his theory of evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut our orchids are in desperate trouble. Many species are facing extinction. Decimated by changes in land use and climate, inadequately protected by environmental and planning laws, their \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA daring, delightful and galvanising call to save the world, one plant at a time\u003c\/b\u003e * The Bookseller, Editor’s Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's noble work in a time of great change\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Orchid Outlaw\u003c\/i\u003e urges us to look closer and tread more carefully -- Alice Vincent * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf this doesn't turn into one of the most talked about nature books of the year, I'll eat my hat. Brilliantly written, urgent and brave\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lee Schofield, author of WILD FELL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid love letter to Britain's wild orchids . . . Ben Jacob breaks all the rules with enormous success\u003c\/b\u003e -- FRANCIS PRYOR, Time Team and author of THE MAKING OF THE BRITISH LANDSCAPE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Orchid Outlaw . . . offers captivating descriptions of pre-dawn forays on to private land\u003c\/b\u003e where housing developments will soon obliterate colonies of precious orchids * Financial Times, Best new books on climate and the environment *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe book is written with a skip and drama, and will leave you furious that these strange and delicate plants have been so neglected\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebrave, timely and inspiring \u003c\/b\u003eexample of how to exercise our moral obligation to care for the non-human beings we share the world with. The Orchid Outlaw is an empowering tonic to the environmental despair evoked by the lack of leadership from our lawmakers -- Leif Bersweden, author of Where the Wild Flowers Grow\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836765421911,"sku":"9781399802260","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399802260.jpg?v=1710382331","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-orchid-outlaw-9781399802260","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}