My Family and Other Animals - The Corfu Trilogy

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

ISBN:	9780241981696
Publisher:	Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:	Penguin Books
Published date:	25 Feb 1999
DEWEY:	590.92
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	303
Weight:	224g
Height:	198mm
Width:	128mm
Spine width:	21mm

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