Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire

Praise

“The great escapist novel of the summer…. [A] shameless guilty pleasure of a romp…. An adventure combining the kinetic, cinematic razzle­dazzle of a Spielberg fantasia with the Mesoamerican metaphysical mojo of Carlos Castaneda…. [A] sultry, psychedelic summer soufflé of a read.” —Elle

“A psychedelic adventure…. The humorous fantasy novel is primed to be one of this summer’s bigger literary debuts.” —The Wall Street Journal

“Seductive interludes and exotic adventures define Margot Berwin's Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire…. Berwin crafts an easy summer read that is a guide on plant mythology, spirit animals, curanderos (healers) and the mystery that can guide us to spiritual discovery, if only we open up to it.” —Austin American-Statesman

“Fanciful and educational at the same time, Hothouse Flower provides a muggy escape to the jungle of the Yucatan Peninsula. . . . You'll enjoy this colorful escape of a novel.” —Charleston City Paper

“Margot Berwin makes a clever imaginative leap in her first novel, Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire, creating her own horticultural myth and then fashioning a lively… novel around it.” —The Boston Globe

“With its steamy title, you know [Hothouse] is made for summer reading–and Berwin does not disappoint.” –New York Post

“Berwin’s descriptions are as luxurious as the tropical plants themselves…. Scintillating…. Berwin combines her gardening knowledge with adept storytelling to weave together a tale of romance, adventure and intrigue that will enchant readers, green-thumbed or not.” —BookPage

“Indiana meets Bridget (Jones)…. Berwin delivers a bangup debut packed with adventure, betrayal, love and, naturally, rare plants…. There’s magic, romance, greenery and greed as Lila and Armand venture through the Yucatan…. It’s a fun page-turner–escapist and wonderfully entertaining.” –Publisher's Weekly (starred)

“Margot Berwin is equal parts fabulist, botanist, and comedian. I learned a lot from this delightful novel, and now I know just what to do the next time I confront a rattlesnake, a scorpion, or a strange but wise plant man in a Laundromat.” –Chris Bohjalian, author of Midwives, The Double Bind, and Skeletons at the Feast

“Nearly impossible to put down. This refreshing novel has an almost comic book sense of high adventure. Strange and improbable, Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire is unswervingly fun to read.” –Catherine Ryan Hyde, author of Pay it Forward