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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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My Family and Other Animals

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 6 April 2017
      ISBN-13 9780241981696
      978-0241981696
      ISBN-10 0241981697
      Also in:
      Non Fiction Biography Autobiography: adventurers and explorers Autobiography: general Natural History Wildlife: general interest

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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



      Trade Review
      Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities * Sunday Telegraph *

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