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Also by Mark Seal:

The Man in the Rockefeller Suit, June 2011
Hardcover
Wildflower, June 2009
Hardcover

WILDFLOWER
By: Mark Seal

An Extraordinary Life and Untimely Death in Africa

Random House
June 2009
On Sale: May 26, 2009
256 pages
ISBN: 1400067367
EAN: 9781400067367
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction

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, Wildflower is naturalist, filmmaker, and lifelong conservationist Joan Root’s gripping life story--a stunning and moving tale featuring a remarkable modern-day heroine. After twenty years of spectacular, unparalleled wildlife filmmaking together, Joan and Alan Root divorced and a fascinating woman found her own voice. Renowned journalist Mark Seal offers this breathtaking, culturally relevant portrait of a strong woman discovering herself and fighting for her beliefs before her mysterious and brutal murder. 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.

Media Buzz

Good Morning America - June 11, 2009
Diane Rehm Show - NPR - May 27, 2009