![]() ![]() ![]() The book is simply one hell of an uplifting and beautiful read from a gifted writer, who also championed conservationism and environmental causes throughout his life – this is a legacy ongoing to this day. He spent his childhood growing up on the island of Corfu, and although he liberally changes details about his family’s antics on the island, it doesn’t matter a jot. The British author lived a hectic life from 1925 until his death in 1995. I remember feeling like the sunshine from Corfu positively radiated from the pages of Gerald Durrell’s comedic masterpiece, and went into my third year feeling extremely cheerful due to it. Not as part of my English course (which, over three years, offered little of interest for me – Beowulf, anyone?), but more as a means to discover new writers.īack in 2005, this one was perfectly timed for the sunny summer months. University had ended for the second year and there were two months of peace and quiet before the onslaught of the third year began – I used this time to opportunistically cram in a few extra novels. I first read My Family and Other Animals in the summer of 2005. ![]()
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