# The Orchid Outlaw by Ben S. Jacob (Paperback)

**LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE & SHORTLISTED FOR THE RICHARD JEFFERIES AWARD**  
  
'One man's fascinating mission to save the great British orchid' _Mail on Sunday_  
  
'Noble work in a time of great change' _New Statesman_  
  
**Ben Jacob is the Orchid Outlaw. In the dead of night, armed with a torch and a trowel, he risks everything, climbing into building sites to rescue Britain's rarest flowers from extinction. At once a memoir, a natural history and an inspiring manifesto for a better future, _The Orchid Outlaw_ shows how we can all save our disappearing natural world, one plant at a time.**  
  
'A vivid love letter to Britain's orchids . . . Ben Jacob breaks all the rules with enormous success' FRANCIS PRYOR  
  
'Unorthodox and precious' _Financial Times_  
  
'Enchanting' _Country Life_  
  
'A fearless battle and a lifelong passion . . . find out why Ben Jacob has risked heavy fines and even prison to save our endangered orchids' _Observer_

## Details

- **Price:** 9.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** John Murray
- **Type:** Ben S. Jacob
- **Tags:** All Books, Nature

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
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| Default Title | 9.99 GBP | In stock |

## Images

- The Orchid Outlaw by Ben S. Jacob (Paperback) cover

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