My Family and Other Animals

My Family and Other Animals is 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

Familia mea si alte animale este povestea vrajitoare a unei copilarii rare si magice pe insula Corfu de catre conservatorul britanic Gerald Durrell. Scapand de raul climatului britanic, familia Durrell - Margo cu acnee, Leslie, armurierul Lawrence si naturalistul in curs de dezvoltare Gerry, impreuna cu mama lor indelunga si cainele Roger - pleaca spre insula Corfu. Durrellii constata ca, fara tragere de inima, trebuie sa impartaseasca diferitele lor vile cu o menajerie de fauna locala - printre care scorpioni, geckos, broaste, lilieci si fluturi. Relatata cu umor si farmec imens Familia mea si alte animale este o relatare minunata a , copilarie magica. „Durrell are un talent extraordinar de a descoperi excentricitatile umane si animale„ Sunday Telegraph ”O carte vrajitoare„ Sunday Times