My Family and Other Animals
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My Family and Other Animals
Gerald Durrell
Biography & Memoir
James Mustich
Aug 1, 2018
It’s a cliché that an unhappy childhood gives a writer ideal material. In the case of Gerald Durrell, however, just the opposite occurred: A blissfully happy childhood not only supplied him with wonderful matter for several bestselling books, but also started him on his life’s path to a career as a famous naturalist, zoologist, and conservationist. Warmly humorous, replete with intriguing natural history, and delighting in the merry eccentricities of the Durrell household, My Family and Other Animals is a splendid trip in very good company.
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DeAnn Rossetti
Oct 28, 2018
I completely agree that reading this is a great trip in the good company of young Gerald Durrell, though I remember on my first reading of it that I loathed his mother for the terrible lazy way she dealt with the raising of her children. She seemed more interested in dating and getting a man than she did in helping her children gain access to an education.
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Jane Randell
Jan 13, 2019
Laugh aloud and feel good. I reread this on a regular basis
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