Wildflower

This biography Wildflower by Mark Seal tells of the life and death of Joan Root. Together with her then husband Alan Root, she made magnificent wildlife films and following her divorce she became a champion of the African wildlife, particularly in the area where she lived on the shores of Lake Naivasha in Kenya. The destruction of the lake which followed the expansion of hot houses for growing roses was her last main cause. The area became a dangerous place as poachers on the lake and the land struggled to exist. Corruption was also rife. Joan was gunned down in her bedroom in 2006 and her murderers were never brought to justice. Hers was a very interesting life, a story well told. Next time you buy roses, wonder where they came from. 4/5