Waking up in Eden in pursuit of an impassioned life on an imperiled island
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- ISBN: 9781565129443 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 156512944X (electronic bk.)
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1 online resource (310 p.) : map. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, c2009.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-310). |
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Recounts the author's decision to leave her big-city job and move to the island of Kauai to work at the National Tropical Botanical Garden, an exotic vocation that exposed her to both Hawaii's natural wonders and the endangered species that are falling prey to invasive plants, animals, and humans. - Open Road Media
A woman journeys to Kauai to save Hawaiiâs native plants: âPart history, part personal confession, part cautionary tale about environmental preservationâ (Gioia Diliberto, author of Paris Without End).
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One day, Lucinda Fleeson quit her big-city newspaper job, sold her suburban house, and moved halfway across the world to the island of Kauai to work at the National Tropical Botanical Garden.
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Imagine a hundred-acre garden estate nestled amid ocean cliffs, rain forests, and secluded coves. Exotic and beautiful, yes, but as Fleeson awakens to this sensual world, exploring the islandâs food, beaches, and history, she encounters an endangered paradiseâthe Hawaii not shown in the tourist brochures.
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Native plants are dying at an astonishing rateâHawaii is called the Extinction Capital of the Worldâand invasive species (plants, animals, and humans) have imperiled this Garden of Eden. Fleeson accompanies a plant hunter into the rain forest to find the last of a dying species, descends into limestone caves with a paleontologist who deconstructs island history through fossil life, and shadows a botanical pioneer who propagates rare seeds, hoping to reclaim the landscape. Her grown-up adventure is a reminder of the value of choosing passion over security, individuality over convention, and the pressing need to protect the earth. And as she witnesses the islandâs plant renewal efforts, she sees her own life blossom again.
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â[An] impeccably researched, beautifully told tale of how Americaâs most exotic locale transformed the life of an urban journalist.â âGioia Diliberto
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âAs she delves deep into the islandâs history and ventures far into its delicate ecosystem, Fleeson undertakes her own personal and professional salvation, a spirited and daring pilgrimage that is both revelatory and enlightening.â âBooklist - Workman Press.A woman journeys to Kauai to save Hawaiiâs native plants: âPart history, part personal confession, part cautionary tale about environmental preservationâ (Gioia Diliberto, author of Paris Without End).
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One day, Lucinda Fleeson quit her big-city newspaper job, sold her suburban house, and moved halfway across the world to the island of Kauai to work at the National Tropical Botanical Garden.
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Imagine a hundred-acre garden estate nestled amid ocean cliffs, rain forests, and secluded coves. Exotic and beautiful, yes, but as Fleeson awakens to this sensual world, exploring the islandâs food, beaches, and history, she encounters an endangered paradiseâthe Hawaii not shown in the tourist brochures.
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Native plants are dying at an astonishing rateâHawaii is called the Extinction Capital of the Worldâand invasive species (plants, animals, and humans) have imperiled this Garden of Eden. Fleeson accompanies a plant hunter into the rain forest to find the last of a dying species, descends into limestone caves with a paleontologist who deconstructs island history through fossil life, and shadows a botanical pioneer who propagates rare seeds, hoping to reclaim the landscape. Her grown-up adventure is a reminder of the value of choosing passion over security, individuality over convention, and the pressing need to protect the earth. And as she witnesses the islandâs plant renewal efforts, she sees her own life blossom again.
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â[An] impeccably researched, beautifully told tale of how Americaâs most exotic locale transformed the life of an urban journalist.â âGioia Diliberto
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âAs she delves deep into the islandâs history and ventures far into its delicate ecosystem, Fleeson undertakes her own personal and professional salvation, a spirited and daring pilgrimage that is both revelatory and enlightening.â âBooklist