Myself and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell #joyce the dark tides always rise

the dark tides always rise

He could do nothing without the help of others

Harry Alexander is a failing art student at a prestigious college who grew up walking past the portraits of his ancestors

the world is quiet

people have no choice but to take shelter behind magical wards and pray that their protection holds until the creatures dissolve with the first signs of dawn

Myself and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell #joyce the dark tides always riseA posthumous work from the beloved conservationist and naturalist Gerald Durrell, to celebrate the centenary of his birth, with a new foreword by HRH Princess Anne. Gerald Durrell was magic SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH A wise, genial and world encompassing book SUNDAY TIMES Fills important gaps in the biographical narrative . . . Truly, there is magic here GUARDIAN Myself and Other Animals is a new book mosaicked from unpublished autobiographies,