My Family and Other Animals

My Family and Other Animals

Summary

My Family and Other Animals is the first book in The Corfu Trilogy, the inspiration for ITV's The Durrells.

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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  • A bewitching book
    Sunday Times

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Gerald Durrell

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