My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell #literature 'This is the book we've

'This is the book we've been waiting for

Shortlisted in the 2024 Edward Stanford Awards for the Viking Award for Fiction with a Sense of Place

These supporting cast members have been waiting in the wings for too long

Can they make it to the Deer Mother

and four-time Nebula Award winner

My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell #literature 'This is the book we'veLiving in Corfu was rather like living in one of the more flamboyant and slapstick comic operas It is 1935 and the Durrells have escaped the leaden summer skies of Bournemouth to arrive like a troupe of medieval tumblers on the sun drenched island of Corfu for a new life. Gerald Durrells beloved portrayal of his chaotic family beatific Mother, Roger the dog, diet obsessed Margo, book loving Lawrence and gun wielding Leslie as well as his own