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1 online resource (1 audio file (4hr., 22 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Hugh Bonneville. |
| Summary |
My Family and Other Animals is the story of the adventurous time Durrell and his family spent on the island of Corfu during his childhood. Worn down by the miserable English weather, Gerry's family takes the unusual step - for a 1930s British family - of moving somewhere hotter. Treated to the sunshine of Greece with its array of flora and fauna, young Gerald is in a budding naturalist's utopia, with the added bonus of being able to observe the unusual creatures known as his relatives. His placid mother, gun-obsessed brother Leslie, angst and acne-plagued sister Margo, and eldest brother the irascible author Larry put on a dazzling display of human quirk, and combine with strays such as Spiro the local taxi-driver to brilliant comic effect. Animal and human life combine in this beautiful, timelessly entertaining memoir. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995 -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
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Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995 -- Homes and haunts -- Greece -- Corfu Island -- Juvenile literature.
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Dorrell family -- Juvenile literature.
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Zoologists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Corfu Island (Greece) -- Description and travel -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Bonneville, Hugh.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781907416156 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1907416153 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT15789155 |
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