9780241762950 - Durrell Gerald Birds Beasts and Relatives

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Volume Two of Gerald Durrell's beloved account of his childhood in Corfu now in Penguin Modern Classics for the first time 'A lot of frolic fun and charming ribaldry as well as the warm feeling of having been transported to a lovely spot where worry is unknown and anything is believable' - The New York Times 'Another tiger-golden day lay ahead of us. It was as though England had never really existed' The Durrell clan's escapades on their Greek island home resume with the second volume of the Corfu Trilogy . Budding zoologist Gerald continues to explore the natural wonders around him enjoying a night fishing trip receiving a donkey as a birthday present and accidentally bringing a bear home for tea. Here too are more stories of the eccentric creatures he calls his family including Margo's ill-advised foray into spiritualism and what becomes known as 'Mother's Great Romance'. Ending as the Second World War is declared Birds Beasts and Relatives is an enchanting return to a magical place.

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