{"product_id":"the-garden-of-the-gods-9780241762967","title":"The Garden of the Gods","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerald Durrell's beloved account of his childhood in Corfu, now in Penguin Modern Classics for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities''\u003c\/b\u003e - Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy collection of animals swelled to a point where even Mother occasionally grew alarmed'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe island of Corfu, where the Durrell family live in agreeable chaos, is paradise for aspiring naturalist Gerald. His battalion of creatures has grown to include eleven puppies, a toad named Dierdre and an unwelcome infestation of scorpions. Yet the human visitors to their sun-drenched villa are even more curious, whether it is an innocent pair of American painters ripe for practical jokes, or a supercilious Count who barely survives an outing on Gerald's home-made boat, the \u003ci\u003eBootle-bumtrinket\u003c\/i\u003e. The third volume in the \u003ci\u003eCorfu Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e brings this glorious tale of halcyon days to a close.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577259725143,"sku":"9780241762967","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241762967.jpg?v=1746094582","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-garden-of-the-gods-9780241762967","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}