| Menagerie Manor Contributor(s): Durrell, Gerald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143038532 ISBN-13: 9780143038535 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: With his unfailing charm, Durrell tells the story of how he finally fulfilled his childhood dream of founding his own private zoo, the Manor of Les Augres, on the English Channel island of Jersey. With the help of an enduring wife, a selfless staff, and a reluctant bank manager, the zoo grows, and readers are treated to a colorful parade of the zoo's unusual animal inhabitants. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - General |
| Dewey: 590.74 |
| LCCN: 2006050323 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.1" W x 7.68" (0.33 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Menagerie Manor is sure to delight fans of Durrell's beloved classic My Family and Other Animals (the inspiration for The Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece PBS) and other accounts of his lifelong fascination with members of the animal kingdom. With his unfailing charm, Durrell tells the story of how he finally fulfilled his childhood dream of founding his own private zoo, the Manor of Les Augres, on the English Channel island of Jersey. With the help of an enduring wife, a selfless staff, and a reluctant bank manager, the zoo grows, and readers are treated to a colorful parade of the zoo's unusual animal inhabitants. |