The Corfu Trilogy

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These books tell the story of Gerald Durrell and his family’s five year stay in Corfu, and their popularity is pretty clear from the As Seen On Masterpiece sticker on the cover.

The Corfu trilogy : Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995 : Free The Corfu trilogy : Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995 : Free

I have read and reread (several times) Gerald Durrell’s enchanting memoir My Family and Other Animals, and most of his other animal-collecting / Jersey Zoo tales but never until now the other two stories in the ‘Corfu Trilogy’, feeling, perhaps, that the first book could not really be outdone, and there was such a thing as too much of a good thing. A birthday party leaves Louisa with even more concerns about her advancing age, of which her family attempts to relieve her.The official appeal, Saving Animals from Extinction, was launched in 1991 at a time when British zoos were not faring well and London Zoo was in danger of closing down. Nactus serpensinsula durrellorum: The Round Island race of the Serpent Island gecko is a distinct subspecies and was named after both Gerald and Lee Durrell [24] for their contribution to saving the gecko and Round Island fauna in general.

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Born in India in 1925, Gerald Durrell settled on Corfu with his family as a boy, and immediately became fascinated by the island's natural history.However, the aloof behaviour of the Ferrari son, Paolo, soon draws concern, and the Durrells discover the reason behind the family's sudden departure from their home country; the tragic actions of the father his son was made to take as his own. Serendipity strikes when Leslie is approached to join the police force, although later placed on shaky ground when his contraption to prevent against a gang encroaching on their home leads to Zoltan being shot. The series begins in 1935, when Louisa Durrell suddenly announces that she and her four children will move from Bournemouth to the Greek island of Corfu.