My Family and Other Animals -- Gerald Durrell, Paperback

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.

Author: Gerald Durrell
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 6/29/2004
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.8" H x 5" L x 0.8" W
ISBN: 9780142004418

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