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Gerald Durrell: The Authorized Biography
Gerald Durrell The Authorized Biography
Author: Douglas Botting
When the much-loved Gerald Durrell died aged seventy in 1995, he left behind not only his bestselling My Family and Other Animals and A Zoo in My Luggage, but also the legacy of the zoo he'd dreamed of as a small boy, where he pioneered the captive breeding of animals for conservation. With the authorization of Gerald Durrell's widow, Lee, and ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780786706556
ISBN-10: 0786706554
Publication Date: 10/1999
Pages: 644
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3.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Carroll Graf Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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An excellent and well written biography, but fans of Durrell who "know" his life from his books may want to avoid this work, which removes the golden sunshine haze that makes Durell's books such comfortable reads.


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