Birds Beasts and Relatives

<b>Volume Two of Gerald Durrell’s beloved account of his childhood in Corfu, now in Penguin Modern Classics for the first time<br><br>'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'</b> - <i>The New York Times<br><br>‘Another tiger-golden day lay ahead of us. It was as though England had never really existed’<br></i><br>The Durrell clan’s escapades on their Greek island home resume with the second volume of the <i>Corfu Trilogy</i>. Budding zoologist Gerald continues to explore the natural wonders around him, enjoying a night fishing trip, receiving a donkey as a birthday present and accidentally bringing a bear home for tea. Here too are more stories of the eccentric creatures he calls his family, including Margo’s ill-advised foray into spiritualism and what becomes known as ‘Mother’s Great Romance’. Ending as the Second World War is declared, <i>Birds, Beasts and Relatives</i> is an enchanting return to a magical place.