"In 1994, I headed down to Florida to investigate the story of John Laroche...I never imagined that I would end up spending the next two years shadowing Laroche and exploring the odd, passionate world of orchid fanatics. I certainly never imagined that I would willingly hike through the swamps of South Florida..." Susan Orlean writes about her time in Florida hunting rare orchids in this non-fiction book that takes us from an objective to a …showed first 75 words of 792 total…

…showed last 75 words of 792 total…Orlean had maintained an objective viewpoint while writing this novel, we never could have seen that. Works Cited 1.<Tab/>Dictionary.com. 2000. Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. 28 Dec. 2005 <http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=literary>. 2.<Tab/>Orlean, Susan. "The Orchid Thief." Susan Orlean. 2002. 28 Dec. 2005 <http://susanorlean.com/books/index.html>. 3. Orlean, Susan. The Orchid Thief. New York City: Random House Group, 2000.