Reviews
"Featuring an extraordinary real-life heroine, exotic settings, a love triangle, and a mysterious death, [Mark] Seal's riveting portrayal of famous wildlife filmmaker Joan Root is not to be missed."-- Good Housekeeping "Compelling . . . [a] strange, brutal, sad and beautiful story . . . a vivid and intensely captivating chronicle of fairy-tale lives played out against a once wild and seductive backdrop that is quickly disappearing."-- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Fascinating . . . [Mark Seal pulls] various elements into a compelling narrative: the personal love story. The physical splendor of Africa and its endangered wildlife."-- USA Today "More significant than Seal's investigation into Root's murder is his portrait of this extraordinary adventurer."-- Washington Post "Transports readers into the midst of an incandescent, doomed life."-- Kirkus Reviews, Praise for WILDFLOWER "[A] richly detailed portrait... Thanks to Seal's meticulous recreation, [Joan Root's] extraordinary life lives on."People "Exhilaratingly close-range biography."Vogue "Full of letters and diary entries, [Wildflower]…boils over with romance and adventure. The film rights have been optioned by Julia Roberts' production company. But don't wait for the moviegrab this compelling story as soon as it hits store shelves."Los Angeles Times Magazine "Deaturing an extraordinary real-life heroine, exotic settings, a love triangle, and a mysterious death, Seal's riveting portrayal of famous wildlife filmmaker Joan root is not to be missed."Good Housekeeping "[This is a great story built from many interviews of friends and family and from Root's extensive diaries and letters. What an adventure! What an example! Highly recommended. [Film rights were sold to Julia Roberts]."Library Journal( starred review) "Sweeping and atmospheric… Seal's effort is a seamless story redolent with adventure, passion and heartbreak; its beauty nearly eclipses the tragedy of Root's untimelyand unsolveddeath in 2006."Publishers Weekly "Zesty biography of wildlife documentarian and conservationist Joan Root… Transports readers into the midst of an incandescent, doomed life." Kirkus Reviews "A moving tale." Celebrated Living, The Luxury Magazine For American Airlines Premium Class Passengers, "Featuring an extraordinary real-life heroine, exotic settings, a love triangle, and a mysterious death, [Mark] Seal's riveting portrayal of famous wildlife filmmaker Joan Root is not to be missed."-- Good Housekeeping "Compelling . . . [a] strange, brutal, sad and beautiful story . . . a vivid and intensely captivating chronicle of fairy-tale lives played out against a once wild and seductive backdrop that is quickly disappearing."-- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Fascinating . . . [Mark Seal pulls] various elements into a compelling narrative: the personal love story. The physical splendor of Africa and its endangered wildlife."-- USA Today "More significant than Seal's investigation into Root's murder is his portrait of this extraordinary adventurer."-- Washington Post "Transports readers into the midst of an incandescent, doomed life."-- Kirkus Reviews, "Featuring an extraordinary real-life heroine, exotic settings, a love triangle, and a mysterious death, [Mark] Seal's riveting portrayal of famous wildlife filmmaker Joan Root is not to be missed."-Good Housekeeping "Compelling . . . [a] strange, brutal, sad and beautiful story . . . a vivid and intensely captivating chronicle of fairy-tale lives played out against a once wild and seductive backdrop that is quickly disappearing."-Minneapolis Star Tribune "Fascinating . . . [Mark Seal pulls] various elements into a compelling narrative: the personal love story. The physical splendor of Africa and its endangered wildlife."-USA Today "More significant than Seal's investigation into Root's murder is his portrait of this extraordinary adventurer."-Washington Post "Transports readers into the midst of an incandescent, doomed life."-Kirkus Reviews, "Featuring an extraordinary real-life heroine, exotic settings, a love triangle, and a mysterious death, [Mark] Seal's riveting portrayal of famous wildlife filmmaker Joan Root is not to be missed."- Good Housekeeping "Compelling . . . [a] strange, brutal, sad and beautiful story . . . a vivid and intensely captivating chronicle of fairy-tale lives played out against a once wild and seductive backdrop that is quickly disappearing."- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Fascinating . . . [Mark Seal pulls] various elements into a compelling narrative: the personal love story. The physical splendor of Africa and its endangered wildlife."- USA Today "More significant than Seal's investigation into Root's murder is his portrait of this extraordinary adventurer."- Washington Post "Transports readers into the midst of an incandescent, doomed life."- Kirkus Reviews
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