Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire: A Novel (Electronic book text)

Lila Nova is a thirty-two year-old advertising copyrighter who lives alone in a plain, white box of an apartment. Recovering from a heartbreaking divorce, Lila's mantra is simple: no pets, no plants, no people, no problems. But when Lila meets David Exley, a ruggedly handsome plant-seller, her lonely life blossoms into something far more colorful.
From the cold, harsh streets of Manhattan to the verdant jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula, "Hothouse Flower "is the story of a woman who must travel beyond the boundaries of sense and comfort to find what she truly wants.

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