![]() ![]() ![]() With a penchant for collecting animals, the Durrell family is about to get much, much bigger, as we are introduced to a menagerie of characters including two pups called Puke and Widdle, a pair of cheeky, thieving 'Magenpies', a murderous gull, a tortoise, a terrapin, a gecko, two toads, two water snakes and many more unforgettable creatures who all become part of the family. “My Family and Other Animals” is Gerry's story of what happened when the family decided to uproot to escape the drab monotony of England for the sunnier climes of Corfu. We have Larry, the lazy and pompous eldest Leslie, who loves hunting and the outdoors Margo, a sulky teenage girl at the mercy of her hormones Mother, who seems unflappable, even in the most extreme situations Roger the loyal family dog and finally Gerry, who is 10 years old and has an obsession with the natural world. Meet the Durrells, a quintessentially eccentric English Family. Summary: A classic, and apparently true, story of a boy, his family and their menagerie of creatures, living on the beautiful isle of Corfu in the 1930s.Ī Times Educational Supplement Teachers' Top 100 Book ![]()
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