"What we all need", said Larry, "is country where we can grow". "Yes, dear, that would be nice", agreed Mother, not really listening. "I had a letter from George this morning - he says Corfu`s wonderful. Why don`t we pack up and go to Greece?". "Very well, dear, if you like", said Mother unguardedly. Escaping the ills of the British climate, the Durrell family - acne-ridden Margo, gun-toting Leslie, bookworm Lawrence and budding naturalist Gerry, along with their long suffering mother and Roger the dog - take off for the island of Corfu. But the Durrells find that, reluctantly, they must share their various villas with a menagerie of local fauna - among them scorpions, geckos, toads, bats and butterflies. Recounted with immense humour and charm, "My Family and Other Animals" is a wonderful account of a rare, magical childhood.