{"product_id":"the-corfu-trilogy-by-gerald-durrell-9780141028415","title":"The Corfu Trilogy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Corfu Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e is published for the first time in one volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Corfu Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e consists of the popular classic \u003cem\u003eMy Family and Other Animals\u003c\/em\u003e and its delightful sequels, \u003cem\u003eBirds, Beasts and Relatives\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Garden of the Gods\u003c\/em\u003e. All three books are set on the enchanted island of Corfu in the 1930s and tell the story of the eccentric English family who moved there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor Gerald, the budding 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—his family often objected to his animal-collecting activities, especially when the beasts wound up in the villa or—even worse—the fridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith hilarious yet endearing portraits of his family and their many unusual hangers-on, \u003cem\u003eThe Corfu Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e also captures the beginnings of the author's lifelong love of animals. Recounted with immense humour and charm, this wonderful account of Corfu's natural history reveals a rare, magical childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the passionate 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGerald Durrell evokes his island paradise with passion and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46344359051500,"sku":"9780141028415","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5086133482238.jpg?v=1744015609","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-corfu-trilogy-by-gerald-durrell-9780141028415","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}