The Corfu Trilogy

"TheCorfuTrilogy"consistsofthepopularclassic,"MyFamilyandOtherAnimals"anditsdelightfulsequels,"Birds,BeastsandRelatives"and"TheGardenoftheGods".AllthreebooksaresetontheenchantedislandofCorfuinthe1930s,andtellthestoryoftheeccenticEnglishfamilywhomovedthere.ForGerald,thebuddingzoologist,Corfuwasanaturalparadise,teemingwithstrangebirdsandbeaststhathecouldcollect,watchandcarefor.Butlifewasnotwithoutitsproblems-hisfamilyoftenobjectedtohisanimal-collectingactivities,especiallywhenthebeastswoundupinthevillaor-evenworse-thefridge.Withhilariousyetendearingportraitsofhisfamilyandtheirmanyunusualhangers-on,"TheCorfuTrilogy"alsocapturesthebeginningsoftheauthor'slifelongloveofanimals.Recountedwithimmensehumourandcharm,thiswonderfulaccountofCorfu'snaturalhistoryrevealsarare,magicalchildhood.Forthepassionatezoologist,Corfuwasanaturalparadise,teemingwithstrangebirdsandbeaststhathecouldcollect,watchandcarefor.Butlifewasnotwithoutitsproblems-Gerald'sfamilyoftenobjectedtohisanimal-collectingactivities,especiallywhenthebeastswoundupinthefamily'svillaor-evenworse-thefridge.GeraldDurrellevokeshisislandparadisewithpassionandwonder.