![]() ![]() ![]() In one scene he describes a gecko who has come to live in his room, which he names Geronimo: Gerry Durrell is part Steve Irwin – unafraid to pick up creatures to see them up close – but more so Sir David Attenborough, with a wonderful eye for the details of nature and how it works plus the skills of a gifted novelist to bring it all to life. These include: an owl, snakes (that end up being kept in the bath tub), frogs, a pigeon called Quasimodo, a tortoise and scorpions (that scatter one day across the floor during dinner) to name just a few. It’s one of the most entertaining books I have read, full of wonderful anecdotes about Gerry (as the family called him) and the animals he collects and brings into the family home. The book is a wonderful account of an idyllic childhood for a young boy fascinating with nature. Gerald Durrell as I remember him from my childhood ![]()
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