At my mother's suggestion for post holiday blahs My Family and Other Animals was chosen as a respite from reality and the dreary nonfiction suggestions of other members of our group.

I recently added a second book club to my monthly activities, yes, what can I say, I'm a sucker for reading and love to have someone to talk to about a book once I finish. At about the same time Peguin was re-releasing several of Gerry's books with gorgeous new covers by Mick Wiggins, so needless to say they all came to join my library, and have sat waiting for me to have the time to read them even since. The movie was funny and exotic, and even if the music occasionally grated on you, there was something magical about it.

It stared Matthew Goode from He Knew He Was Right and Downton Abbey as the only Durrell I had heard of at that time, Lawrence. On the lighter side I discovered My Family and Other Animals. This is how I discovered some of my favorite shows, from Bleak House to He Knew He Was Right. Almost ten years ago I was transfixed by the Sunday late night showings of Masterpiece Theatre which started around midnight. One thing is clear, if they could they would never leave.īefore the explosion of British television shows onto our screens in recent years Masterpiece Theatre was where you got your Brit fix and, inevitably, added books to your reading list. With the help of their self-appointed guardian, Spiro, they start to view Corfu as their true home, even if they have to move house several times to accommodate Larry's parties or in order to escape more relatives. For Gerry it's the abundance of creatures that he can capture and observe, many making their way into the family residence and causing quite a kerfuffle. Gerry and his three siblings, Lawrence, Leslie, and Margo, all fall for the island in different ways. Gerald Durrell, the famous naturalist, zookeeper, and conservationist, recounts when at the age of ten his family moved to the island of Corfu because they couldn't deal with yet another cold and damp English winter. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

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