
by Gerald Durrell, 1969
A second beautiful book about his time in Corfu in the late 1930’s. What a treasure his books are! His writing brings me to a place and time and among people I love. This book covered stories about a wedding party, Gerry’s surprise birthday present of a goat, Gerry witnessing the birth of a baby boy, meeting Sven and his accordion, sea horses and fishing with Kokino using a female cuttlefish, Captain Creech (lecherous old drunk sea captain), the seance lady who is deceiving Margo, the recluse Countess in her enormous villa, night-fishing on the reefs with Taki, olive harvest, grape harvest, and his endless collecting of insects, sea creatures, and land creatures; all beautifully and hilariously described.