Birds, Beasts and Relatives (The Corfu Trilogy Book 2)

Birds, Beasts and Relatives (The Corfu Trilogy Book 2)

The follow-up to My Family and Other Animals and the inspiration for The Durrells in Corfu: A naturalistâ€™s memoir of his familyâ€™s time on a Greek island.

In the years before World War II, Gerald Durrellâ€™s family left the gloomy shores of England for the sun-drenched island of Corfu. Against this picturesque backdrop, Durrell fondly recalls his familyâ€™s disorderly household and outrageous antics, including their interactions with locals of both human and animal varieties.
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After a boyhood spent studying zoology and acquiring the islandâ€™s exotic insects, reptiles, birds, mammals, and sea creatures as pets, Durrellâ€™s budding naturalism would later bloom into a passion for conservation that would last a lifetime.
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Filled with clever observations, amusing anecdotes, and childlike wonder, Birds, Beasts and Relatives is half nature guide, half coming-of-age tale, and all charmingly funny memoir.
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This ebook features an illustrated biography of Gerald Durrell including rare photos from the authorâ€™s estate.
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Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-10-11
Format Kindle eBook

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