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My Family and Other animals
[Paperback - 2004]
gerald durrell
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Additional Category: Travel - Nature
Publisher: Penguin Books | ISBN: 9780142004418 | Pages: 288
Shipping Weight: .227 | Dimensions: 5.1 x .75 x 7.75 inches

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The first book in Gerald Durrell's Corfu Trilogy: a bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu, which was the inspiration for the Masterpiece PBS series The Durrells in Corfu.

When the unconventional Durrell family can no longer endure the damp, gray English climate, they do what any sensible family would do: sell their house and relocate to the sunny Greek isle of Corfu. My Family and Other Animals was intended to embrace the natural history of the island but ended up as a delightful account of Durrell’s family’s experiences, from the many eccentric hangers-on to the ceaseless procession of puppies, toads, scorpions, geckoes, ladybugs, glowworms, octopuses, bats, and butterflies into their home.

About the Author

Gerald "Gerry" Malcolm Durrell was born in India in 1925. His elder siblings areLawrence Durrell, Leslie Durrell, andMargaret Durrell. His family settled on Corfu when Gerald was a boy and he spent his time studying its wildlife. He relates these experiences in the trilogy beginning withMy Family And Other Animals, and continuing withBirds, Beasts, And RelativesandThe Garden Of The Gods. In his books he writes with wry humour and great perception about both the humans and the animals he meets.On leaving Corfu he returned to England to work on the staff of Whipsnade Park as a student keeper. His adventures there are told with characteristic energy inBeasts In My Belfry. A few years later, Gerald began organising his own animal-collecting expeditions. The first, to the Cameroons, was followed by expeditions to Paraguay, Argentina and Sierra Leone. He recounts these experiences in a number of books, includingThe Drunken Forest. Gerald also visited many countries while shooting various television series, includingAn Amateur Naturalist. In 1958 Gerald Durrell realised a lifelong dream when he set up the Jersey Zoological Park, followed a few years later by the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust.Gerald was married twice;Jacquie Durrell(1951-1979),Lee Durrell(1979-1995).Gerald Durrell's style is exuberant, passionate and acutely observed. He died in 1995.

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