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Loading... Fauna & Family: More Adventures of the Durrell Family of Corfu (Nonpareil Books) (original 1978; edition 2012)by Gerald Durrell
Work InformationThe Garden of the Gods by Gerald Durrell (1978)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I've been a fan of Gerald Durrell since 1960 when I read My Family and Other Animals. I didn't know until recently that later Durrell wrote two sequels to My Family and made it into a trilogy. The second book Birds Beasts and Relatives was more adult and continued that same great stories of the author and his family in Corfu. I was unsure if a third book in the series would not be just rehashing the stories already told from a slightly older angle. But I was pleased to find that this book too is a delight. It has some new to me stories about Gerald, his mother and his siblings. Some new characters are introduced, mostly friends of Lawrence Durrell who come to visit the Durrell family at their rented Corfu villa. Gerald Durrell wrote over 30 books in his life. I may not read all of them but I am glad that I discovered The Garden of the Gods. ( ) Durrell has again dug back into his childhood and the four year stint on the Greek island of Corfu for the next installment of his memoir series. This time sister Margo's relationships and brother Leslie's gun obsession take more of a center stage but don't worry, Gerald's "pets" still abound. He still has plenty of stories regarding the mishaps involving animals. Another constant is all of the Durrell children continue to lie to mother and she continues to eat it up, no questions asked, just like one of Gerald's baby birds. I have to wonder if the family was as fun loving and accepting of the practical jokes and antics as they seem to be? What kind of household welcomes perfect strangers into their home as guests? Especially ones with no intention of leaving? And speaking of guests, what mother would put up with dead birds falling at her feet while she tried to entertain a prominent guest? All in all, exaggerated antics aside, Garden of the Gods is a charming and funny book. no reviews | add a review
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HTML: Part of the trilogy of memoirs that inspired the television show The Durrells in Corfu: A naturalist's adventures with animalsâ??and humansâ??on a Greek island. No library descriptions found.
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