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My Family and Other Animals

By: Gerald Durrell
Narrated by: Nigel Davenport
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This memoir is soaked in the sunshine of Corfu, where Gerald Durrell lived as a boy, surrounded by his eccentric family - as well as puppies, toads, scorpions, geckoes, ladybugs, glowworms, octopuses, bats, and butterflies.©1956 Gerald Durrell (P)2016 Audible, Inc. Biographies & Memoirs Funny Animals Witty Environmentalists & Naturalists Heartfelt Science Outdoors & Nature Feel-Good Professionals & Academics Biological Sciences

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"A lot of frolic, fun, and charming ribaldry, as well as the warm feeling of having been transported to a lovely spot where worry is unknown and anything is believable." ( The New York Times)
Hilarious Family Anecdotes • Vivid Descriptions • Excellent Character Voices • Charming Storytelling • Vivid Voice Acting

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Davenport reads this beautifully, and I can see why, in my junior high school days, I was such an enthusiastic Gerald Durrell fan: the jolly tone, the exotic locale, the focus on wildlife, the amusingly eccentric family, the occasional slapstick misadventure, the seemingly carefree existence that the boyish hero enjoys, etc. Today I'm a little more resistant to the book's relentless sunniness, but no one does it better than Durrell.

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While some reviewers tired of the animal descriptions, I found them very interesting. Anyone who has an above-average love for animals will enjoy Mr. Durrell's descriptive book. I particularly enjoyed his descriptions of people and their behavior. The narrator could not have done a better job, A+.

Wonderful, descriptive writing

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wit and humour and beautiful prose. a perfect picture of a time and place .

brain food

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Delightful book. Enjoyed my second listen. Highly recommended. Love all characters that will stay with me for a long time. Maggenpies.

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This is the perfect lighthearted read. The author paints pictures with words and the narrator brings all of the characters and settings to life. Full of humor. The best audiobook I’ve listened to in years.

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