In fact, although the book was interesting, she seemed to wander off the track a lot. Laroche gets mentioned from time to time but only figures on rare occasions. Which was fine, because his quotes were laced with profanity (which was absent from the rest of the book). I would have liked to know more about orchids and how they're grown and hybridized and cloned, and pictures would have helped a great deal. But it was well-written throughout.