- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Flamingo; (Reissue) edition (9 July 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006358594
- ISBN-13: 978-0006358596
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 110,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The enchanted island of Corfu was home to Gerald Durrell and his family for five years before the Second World War. For the passionate young zoologist, Corfu was a natural paradise, teeming with strange birds and beasts that he could collect, watch and care for. But life was not without its problems - Gerald's family often objected to his animal-collecting activities, especially when the beasts wound up in the family's villa or even worse - the fridge. Gerald Durrell evokes his island paradise with the passion and wonder of a small boy in the concluding novel of the warm and humorous trilogy begun with My Family and Other Animals and Birds, Beasts and Relatives.
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From the Back Cover
A SUCCESSOR TO MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS AND BIRDS, BEASTS AND RELATIVES
"To Gerald Durrell, though born in the India of the Raj, Corfu is his "happy, sunlit childhood" and 'The Garden of the Gods' is his third book celebrating it.
The first was the phenomenally successful 'My Family and Other Animals', and this new book is just as funny, though the dialogue is slightly bolder and ruder… Mr. Durrell´s evocation of (Corfu) is such stuff as dreams are made on."
KENNETH YOUNGER, 'Sunday Telegraph'
"This book, an evocation of a budding naturalist's life as a boy on Corfu, will delight many readers, even those who can't stand spiders…"
EVENING STANDARD
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Like the other two books depicting Gerald Durrell's life as a young boy on Corfu this book has the same childlike innocence, wonderful humour and enchanting imagery that Durrell is so famous for.
A must read, and totally unputdownable...i didn't want it to end.
A must read, and totally unputdownable...i didn't want it to end.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Gerald Durrell does it again in this book succeeding in not only painting a true, vivid and beautiful picture of life on the Island of Corfu, but in regaling us with the humerous antics of his friends, family and his animals. A wonderful conclusion to the trilogy and a book that i would very much love to own again.
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The third book in the `Corfu trilogy' happily has more humour, animals, mad family members and eccentric friends a-plenty. I just love Gerald Durrell's books and they never fail to make me laugh out loud, usually in the most inopportune of places. Note to self: *must* stop reading them on public transport.
Not a `sequel', more of a follow-alongside-of rather, this book is set alongside `My Family and Other Animals' and `Birds, Beasts and Relatives' and chronicles familiar characters from those two books as well as more hilarious recaps of funny events that took place on the island. The infamous `Widdle and Puke' (the puppies) are back harassing lambs, Roger the dog is as protective of young Gerry as ever, and of course there's an abundance of other animals and insects that the budding naturalist drags home to his very tolerant mother. Gerry's crazy siblings are back- including pompous Larry, `sex-mad' Margo and Leslie who adores weaponry of every kind. Gerry's mother is also at her very best here- I love his mother, she's so wonderfully depicted!
Thrown into the mix along with the family and animals are various crazy neighbours and hanger-ons that make this story so utterly memorable and laugh out loud humorous. These wonderful, engaging books make me long to go back to Corfu desperately as the island is written so vividly and in such a beautiful way. Durrell really had the most delightful sounding childhood and it's fitting that these books have immortalised that and his love of animals forever.
Read these books and you will undoubtedly love them and the utterly fantastic sounding Durrell family just as much. This is the hilarious account of a happy, sunlit childhood and is highly recommended.
Not a `sequel', more of a follow-alongside-of rather, this book is set alongside `My Family and Other Animals' and `Birds, Beasts and Relatives' and chronicles familiar characters from those two books as well as more hilarious recaps of funny events that took place on the island. The infamous `Widdle and Puke' (the puppies) are back harassing lambs, Roger the dog is as protective of young Gerry as ever, and of course there's an abundance of other animals and insects that the budding naturalist drags home to his very tolerant mother. Gerry's crazy siblings are back- including pompous Larry, `sex-mad' Margo and Leslie who adores weaponry of every kind. Gerry's mother is also at her very best here- I love his mother, she's so wonderfully depicted!
Thrown into the mix along with the family and animals are various crazy neighbours and hanger-ons that make this story so utterly memorable and laugh out loud humorous. These wonderful, engaging books make me long to go back to Corfu desperately as the island is written so vividly and in such a beautiful way. Durrell really had the most delightful sounding childhood and it's fitting that these books have immortalised that and his love of animals forever.
Read these books and you will undoubtedly love them and the utterly fantastic sounding Durrell family just as much. This is the hilarious account of a happy, sunlit childhood and is highly recommended.
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Wonderful, delightful, interesting and humorous
In this delightful book, Durrell is back to top form after a (very) slightly sub-qualityBirds, Beasts and Relatives. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Denzil Walton
I laughed out loud while reading this book
When reading a humorous book I normally laugh inwardly but The Garden of the Gods made me laugh out loud many times. It is warm and nostalgic and a total pleasure. Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2008 by Martin Sepion
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