The third book in The Corfu Trilogy (after My Family and Other Animals and Birds, Beasts and Relatives), the beloved books that inspired ITV's television series The Durrells.
Just before the Second World War the Durrell family decamped to the glorious, sun-soaked island of Corfu where the youngest of the four children, ten-year-old Gerald, discovered his passion for animals: toads and tortoises, bats and butterflies, scorpions and octopuses. Through glorious silver-green olive groves and across brilliant-white beaches Gerry pursued his obsession . . . causing hilarity and mayhem in his ever-tolerant family.
'A wild and amusing chronicle' Daily Express
'This book, an evocation of a budding naturalist's life as a boy on Corfu, will delight many readers, even those who can't stand spiders...' Evening Standard
'Delightful, charming, funny' The Times
Product details
Publisher : Penguin (26 April 2017)
Language : English
Paperback : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 0241981670
ISBN-13 : 978-0241981672
Item Weight : 1 kg 50 g
Dimensions : 12.85 x 1.35 x 19.69 cm
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