Hot House Flower

Hot House Flower

Lila Nova's spirit is fading. What she thought was a stable marriage is over, and her dynamic career in New York advertising is something she no longer believes in. At thirty-two she's lacking direction and she's grown disillusioned with big city life. But one Saturday afternoon in Union Square a chance meeting with a mysterious plant seller leads to an unforgettable night. Some passions are fleeting, but this time Lila has developed an obsession that's here to stay.

As her Manhattan apartment grows lush with fire ferns and stunningly exotic flowers, Lila starts to feel her old, vibrant self coming back, and when the opportunity arises she escapes to Mexico in search of the places where her Huichol shamans, herbalists and orchid obsessives, and begins to see glimmers of the meaning she's been looking for. And as her fantastical adventure unfolds, she meets a man who just might be able to dent her emotional armour...

Julia Roberts has signed up with Columbia Pictures to produce and star in a film version of the novel that is currently in development. Margot Berwin earned her MFA from the New School in 2005. Hers stores have appeared on Nerve.com, in New York Press, and in the anthology, The Future of Misbehaviour, published by Chronicle Books. Margot spent years working in advertising and lives in New York City's Union Square.

Hot House Flower
Random House Australia
Author: Margot Berwin
ISBN: 9780091926120
Price: $34.95