My Family and Other Animals is the bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu by treasured British conservationist Gerald Durrell. Escaping the ills of the British climate,the Durrell family - acne-ridden Margo,gun-toting Leslie,bookworm Lawrence and budding naturalist Gerry,along with their long-suffering mother and Roger the dog - take off for the island of Corfu.But the Durrells find that,reluctantly,they must share their various villas with a menagerie of local fauna - among them scorpions,geckos,toads,bats and butterflies.Recounted with immense humour and charm My Family and Other Animals is a wonderful account of a rare,magical childhood.'Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities' Sunday Telegraph'A bewitching book'Sunday Times
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241981696Number of pages: 320Weight: 223 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
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Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities
Gerald Durrell
Gerald Durrell was a British author,naturalist and broadcaster,best-known for the autobiographical My Family and Other Animals.
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