Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Untimely Death in Africa… by Mark Seal
“For readers of the bestselling White Mischief and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil — Vanity Fair contributing editor Mark Seal tells the mesmerizing story of the captivating life and shocking death of world-renowned naturalist Joan Root.
From her passion for animals to her storybook love affair to her hard-fought crusade to save Kenya’s beautiful Lake Naivasha, Joan Root’s gripping life story is a stunning and moving tale featuring a remarkable modern-day heroine.
With a cast of characters as wild, wondrous, and unpredictable as Africa itself, Wildflower is a real-life adventure tale set in the world’s fast-disappearing wilderness. Rife with personal revelation, intrigue, corruption, and murder, readers will remember Joan Root’s extraordinary journey long after they turn the last page of this utterly compelling book.”
US$17.16 Amazon. Publisher: Random House; First Edition, First Printing edition (May 26, 2009)
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