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My Family and Other Animals

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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

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780241981696
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 320
  • Published:
  • April 5, 2017
  • Dimensions:
  • 128x198x21 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 224 g.
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Expected delivery: November 9, 2024

Description of My Family and Other Animals

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

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