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Lose yourself in this dazzling travelogue of the idyllic Greek Islands by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.

''Incandescent.'' André Aciman

''A magician.'' The Times

''Invades the reader''s every sense ... Remarkable.'' Victoria Hislop

''Nobody knows the Greek islands like Durrell.'' New York Times

White-washed houses drenched in pink bougainvillea; dazzling seascapes and rugged coastlines; colourful harbours in quaint fishing villages; shady olive and cypress groves; terraces bathed in the Aegean sun ... The Greek islands conjure up a treasure-chest of images - but nobody brings them to life as vividly as the legendary travel writer Lawrence Durrell.

It was during his youth in Corfu - which his brother Gerald fictionalised in My Family and Other Animals, later filmed as The Durrells In Corfu - that his love affai

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'A magician.' - The Times

'Invades the reader's every sense ... Remarkable.' - Victoria Hislop

'Charming ... Delightful.' - Sunday Times

'Our last great garlicky master of the vanishing Mediterranean.' - Richard Holmes

'Like long letters from a civilized and very funny friend - the prose as luminous as the Mediterranean air he loves.' - Time



The Greek Islands

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      Publisher: Faber & Faber
      Publication Date: 01/07/2021
      ISBN13: 9780571362417, 978-0571362417
      ISBN10: 0571362419
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      Non Fiction Travel & Transport Classic travel writing Travel writing

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Lose yourself in this dazzling travelogue of the idyllic Greek Islands by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.

      ''Incandescent.'' André Aciman

      ''A magician.'' The Times

      ''Invades the reader''s every sense ... Remarkable.'' Victoria Hislop

      ''Nobody knows the Greek islands like Durrell.'' New York Times

      White-washed houses drenched in pink bougainvillea; dazzling seascapes and rugged coastlines; colourful harbours in quaint fishing villages; shady olive and cypress groves; terraces bathed in the Aegean sun ... The Greek islands conjure up a treasure-chest of images - but nobody brings them to life as vividly as the legendary travel writer Lawrence Durrell.

      It was during his youth in Corfu - which his brother Gerald fictionalised in My Family and Other Animals, later filmed as The Durrells In Corfu - that his love affai

      Trade Review
      'A magician.' - The Times

      'Invades the reader's every sense ... Remarkable.' - Victoria Hislop

      'Charming ... Delightful.' - Sunday Times

      'Our last great garlicky master of the vanishing Mediterranean.' - Richard Holmes

      'Like long letters from a civilized and very funny friend - the prose as luminous as the Mediterranean air he loves.' - Time



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