Hothouse Flower by Margot Berwin

Hothouse Flower by Margot Berwin

Lila Nova's spirit is fading. What she thought was a stable marriage is over, and her dynamic career in New York advertising is something she no longer believes in. At thirty-two she's lacking direction and she's grown disillusioned with big city life. But one Saturday afternoon in Union Square a chance meeting with a mysterious plant seller leads to an unforgettable night. Some passions are fleeting, but this time Lila has developed an obsession that's here to stay. As her Manhattan apartment grows lush with fire ferns and stunningly exotic flowers, Lila starts to feel her old, vibrant self coming back, and when the opportunity arises she escapes to Mexico in search of the places where her plants grow wild. In the dense rainforest of the Yucatan peninsula she meets Huichol shamans, herbalists and orchid obsessives, and begins to see glimmers of the meaning she's been looking for. And as her fantastical adventure unfolds, she meets a man who just might be able to dent her emotional armour...

"This slice of escapism is bound to bring out the botanist in you" * Woman *
"A truly engaging read that brings the heat and humidity of the Yucatan to life..a well-written adventure story that is hard to put down" * She *
"I absolutely devoured this debut ... I loved it" * Daily Mail *

Margot Berwin earned her MFA from the New School in 2005. Her stories have appeared on Nerve.com, in New York Press, and in the anthology, The Future of Misbehavior, published by Chronicle Books. Margot spent years working in advertising, lives in New York City's Union Square.

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ISBN 13	9780091926120
ISBN 10	0091926122
Title	Hothouse Flower
Author	Margot Berwin
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cornerstone
Year published	2009-07-02
Number of pages	288
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