Synopses & Reviews
Fans of Gerard Durrellas beloved classic My Family and Other Animals and other accounts of his lifelong fascination with members of the animal kingdom will rejoice at The Whispering Land. The sequel to A Zoo in My Luggage, this is the story of how Durrell and his wifeas zoo-building efforts at Englandas Jersey Zoo led them and a team of helpers on an eight- month safari in Argentina to look for South American specimens. Through windswept Patagonian shores and tropical forests in Argentina, from ocelots to penguins, fur seals to parrots, Durrell captures the landscape and its inhabitants with his signature charm and humor. BACKCOVER: aAnyone who has ever read a book by Gerald Durrell will welcome another with whoops of joy.a
aChicago Sunday Tribune
aAnimals come close to being Durrellas best friends. . . . He writes about them with style, verve, and humor.a
aTime
aNo one can be funnier than Mr. Durrell in relating his own adventures or the antics of the claw and paw set.a
aThe Christian Science Monitor
Review
"Animals come close to being Durrell's best friends. . . . He writes about them with style, verve, and humor." —
Time
"No one can be funnier than Mr. Durrell in relating his own adventures or the antics of the claw and paw set." —The Christian Science Monitor
Synopsis
Fans of Gerard Durrell's beloved classic My Family and Other Animals and other accounts of his lifelong fascination with members of the animal kingdom will rejoice at The Whispering Land. The sequel to A Zoo in My Luggage, this is the story of how Durrell and his wife's zoo-building efforts at England's Jersey Zoo led them and a team of helpers on an eight-month safari in Argentina to look for South American specimens. Through windswept Patagonian shores and tropical forests in Argentina, from ocelots to penguins, fur seals to parrots, Durrell captures the landscape and its inhabitants with his signature charm and humor.
Synopsis
Fans of Gerard 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 will rejoice at The Whispering Land. The sequel to A Zoo in My Luggage, this is the story of how Durrell and his wife's zoo-building efforts at England's Jersey Zoo led them and a team of helpers on an eight-month safari in Argentina to look for South American specimens. Through windswept Patagonian shores and tropical forests in Argentina, from ocelots to penguins, fur seals to parrots, Durrell captures the landscape and its inhabitants with his signature charm and humor.
Synopsis
?Anyone who has ever read a book by Gerald Durrell will welcome another with whoops of joy.?
"?Chicago Sunday Tribune"
?Animals come close to being Durrell's best friends. . . . He writes about them with style, verve, and humor.?
"?Time"
?No one can be funnier than Mr. Durrell in relating his own adventures or the antics of the claw and paw set.?
"?The Christian Science Monitor"
About the Author
Gerald Durrell was born in Jamshedpur, India, in 1925. A student of zoology, he founded the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust on the Channel Island of Jersey. His other books include A Zoo in My Luggage and The Whispering Land (both available from Penguin).
Table of Contents
The Whispering Land A Word in Advance
Part One
The Customs of the Country
The Whispering Land
A Sea of Headwaiters
The Golden Swarm
The Bulbous Beasts
Part Two
The Customs of the Country
Jujuy
A City of Bichos
Vampires and Wine
A Wagon-Load of Bichos
The Customs of the Country
Stop Press
Acknowledgments