My Family and Other Animals (The Corfu Trilogy: Vol. 3)

By: Gerald Durrell

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Synopsis: My Family and Other Animals is the first book in The Corfu Trilogy, the inspiration for ITV'sThe Durrells. The bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu by treasured British conservationist Gerald DurrellEscaping 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

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 304 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780241982419
Related ISBNs:: 9780241977620, 9780241981696, 9780241951460
Publisher:: Penguin Books Ltd
Date of Addition:: 01/06/22
Copyrighted By:: Penguin Books Ltd
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Animals, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature, Parenting and Family, Earth Sciences, Humor
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.