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My Family And Other Animals
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Author : Gerald Durrell
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2017-04-20
My Family And Other Animals written by Gerald Durrell and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
My Family and Other Animals is the first book in The Corfu Trilogy, the inspiration for ITV's The Durrells. 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
My Animals And Other Family
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Author : Clare Balding
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2013-04-18
My Animals And Other Family written by Clare Balding and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“I had spent most of my childhood thinking I was a dog, and suspect I had aged in dog years. By the time I was ten I had discovered the pain of unbearable loss. I had felt joy and jealousy. Most important of all, I knew how to love and how to let myself be loved. All these things I learned through animals. Horses and dogs were my family and my friends. This is their story as much as it is mine.” Clare Balding grew up in an unusual household. Her father a champion horse trainer, they shared their lives with more than one hundred thoroughbred racehorses, mares, foals, and ponies, as well as an ever-present pack of dogs, on a sprawling estate in the Hampshire Downs. As a child, Clare happily rode the legendary racehorse Mill Reef and received her first pony, Valkyrie, as a gift from Her Majesty the Queen of England. But Clare ranked low in the family pecking order—as a girl, she was decidedly below her younger brother, and both of them were certainly below the horses. Left to her own devices, she had to learn life’s toughest lessons through the animals, and through her adventures in the stables and the surrounding idyllic English countryside. From her struggles at boarding school to her triumphs as an amateur jockey and event rider, Clare weaves her own coming-of-age story through portraits of the beloved horses and dogs, from the protective Candy to the unruly Frank, who were her earliest friends. The running family joke was that “women ain’t people.” Clare has to prove them wrong, to make her voice heard—but first she had to make sure she had something to say. My Animals and Other Family is a witty, brave, and moving account of stumbling—often literally—into one’s true self.
The Corfu Trilogy
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Author : Gerald Durrell
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2016-11-29
The Corfu Trilogy written by Gerald Durrell and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
National Bestseller: The complete trilogy that inspired Masterpiece production The Durrells in Corfu in one volume. The tales of a naturalist and his family, who left England for the Greek island of Corfu—where they interacted with fascinating locals of both human and animal varieties—these memoirs have become beloved bestsellers and inspired the delightful series that aired on PBS television. Included in this three-book collection are: My Family and Other Animals: Ten-year-old Gerald Durrell arrives on sun-drenched Corfu with this family and pursues his interest in natural history, making friends with the island’s fauna—from toads and tortoises to scorpions and geckos—while reveling in the joyous chaos of growing up in an unconventional household. Birds, Beasts and Relatives: Written after a boyhood spent studying zoology, this memoir is part nature guide, part coming-of-age tale, and all charmingly funny memoir. The Garden of the Gods: In the conclusion of the trilogy, Durrell shares more tales of wild animals and his even wilder family, including his mother, Louisa, and his siblings Lawrence, Leslie, and Margo, in the years before World War II. “[Durrell’s] books have an unfailing charm. . . . It is a tribute to his skill that one never tires of his accounts” (Chicago Tribune). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Gerald Durrell including rare photos from the author’s estate.
Whatever Happened To Margo
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Author : Margaret Durrell
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2018-03-15
Whatever Happened To Margo written by Margaret Durrell and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1947, returning to the UK with two young children to support, Margaret Durrell starts a boarding house in Bournemouth. But any hopes of respectability are dashed as the tenants reveal themselves to be a host of eccentrics: from a painter of nudes to a pair of glamorous young nurses whose late-night shifts combined with an ever-revolving roster of gentleman callers leading to a neighbourhood rumour that Margo is running a brothel. Margo's own two sons, Gerry and Nicholas, prove to be every bit as mischievous as their famous Uncle Gerald - and he himself returns periodically with weird and wonderful animals, from marmosets to monkeys, that are quite unsuitable for life in a Bournemouth garden.
Marrying Off Mother And Other Stories
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Author : Gerald Durrell
language : en
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Release Date : 1992
Marrying Off Mother And Other Stories written by Gerald Durrell and has been published by Arcade Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Fiction categories.
Collection of eight short stories by the author observing absurdity that abounds in the world.
The Garden Of The Gods
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Author : Gerald Durrell
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2017-04-06
The Garden Of The Gods written by Gerald Durrell and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The third book in The Corfu Trilogy (after My Family and Other Animals and Birds, Beasts and Relatives), the beloved books that inspired ITV's television series The Durrells. Just before the Second World War the Durrell family decamped to the glorious, sun-soaked island of Corfu where the youngest of the four children, ten-year-old Gerald, discovered his passion for animals: toads and tortoises, bats and butterflies, scorpions and octopuses. Through glorious silver-green olive groves and across brilliant-white beaches Gerry pursued his obsession . . . causing hilarity and mayhem in his ever-tolerant family.
The Durrells Of Corfu
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Author : Michael Haag
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2017
The Durrells Of Corfu written by Michael Haag and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY categories.
The recent TV award winning adaption The Durrells left its fans with questions: What happened to the family - and what took them to Corfu in the first place? This book has the answers
Encounters With Animals
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Author : Gerald Durrell
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2012-09-06
Encounters With Animals written by Gerald Durrell and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'I once travelled back from Africa on a ship with an Irish captain who did not like animals. This was unfortunate, because most of my luggage consisted of about two hundred odd cages of assorted wildlife . . .' Gerald Durrell's accounts of the animals he encountered on his travels were some of the first widely shared descriptions of the world's most extraordinary animals. Moving from the West Coast of Africa to the northern tip of South America - and elsewhere - Durrell observes the courtships, wars and characters of a variety of creatures, from birds of paradise, to ants and anteaters, among others. Told with his trademark charm and humour, Gerald Durrell's Encounters with Animals is a uniquely entertaining exploration of some of the world's most striking landscapes and the wildlife it is home to.
My Husband And Other Animals
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Author : Janaki Lenin
language : en
Publisher: Westland Non-Fiction
Release Date :
My Husband And Other Animals written by Janaki Lenin and has been published by Westland Non-Fiction this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Humor categories.
‘GREAT STORIES OF THE UPS AND THE DOWNS, THE PLEASURES AND THE PERILS, OF LIVING ON THE EDGE OF THE JUNGLE.’ —MARK TULLY, AUTHOR OF NON-STOP INDIA Rom felt that all the trappings of the human world interfered with his ability to find king cobras. So he discarded his watch and shoes and stripped down to a loin cloth. Not the best attire for his first brush with the devil nettle! What’s it like being married to Rom Whitaker— herpetologist, wildlife conservationist and founder of the Madras Snake Park and Madras Crocodile Bank? Janaki Lenin, his wife, tells us, ‘There’s never a dull moment.’ In this compilation of stories, Janaki—also an animal enthusiast—gives us a peek into the zany and unpredictable world that Rom and she have built together, deep in southern India. They battle tree frogs that insist on colonising their house, travel to the wilds of the world pursuing venomous snakes and monster crocodiles, devote precious hours to befriending Gila monsters, playing with porcupines and taming opinionated shrews. Entertaining, playful and downright amusing, the essays shed light on the kingdoms of beasts and plants. They provide flashes of insight into animal disposition, relate human stories about the world and our place in it and demystify nature’s secret code. Most of all, they highlight Rom and Janaki’s wide-eyed wonder at sharing this diverse planet with all creatures, large and small.
A Zoo In My Luggage
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Author : Gerald Durrell
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 1980-11-20
A Zoo In My Luggage written by Gerald Durrell and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980-11-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The true and hilarious story of how Gerald Durrell and his wife set up their own zoo. Journeying to the Cameroons, he and his wife, helped by the renowned Fon of Bafut, managed to collect 'plenty beef.' Their difficulties began when they found themselves back at home, with Cholmondely the chimpanzee, Bug-Eye the bush-baby, and other founder members... and nowhere to put them